Lightning Legend

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English Electric Lightning T5 of No 226 OCU/145 Squadron.

No other jet fighter has ever been more sorely missed since the Lightning retired from RAF service and the Counter Aviation Authority (CAA) set about keeping surviving examples grounded. However, not all old fighters die, and some Lightnings did not fade away either. They lived on because there were people willing to spend time and fortunes lavishing TLC on them until in 1999, against all odds and officialdom, Lightnings were back in the sky. The return of the Lightning is celebrated in Michael Rondot's brilliant portrayal of a Lightning T5 in the markings of No.226 OCU/145 Squadron taking-off in full reheat for a maximum performance rotation climbout. This outrageous, extravagant display of scorching performance is just one of the heady delights of the gloriously overpowered Lightning. It is an aircraft of which legends are made. Stories abound about this special aircraft and the pilots who flew it but none were more deserving of legendary status than the test pilots who first flew the Lightning.

650 Limited Edition
50 Artist Proofs
There is not a separate remarque edition - a remarque drawing will be added to one of the Artist Proofs.

All prints are signed and numbered by the artist and countersigned by 3 distinguished Lightning test pilots:
Roland Beamont CBE DSO DFC DL FRAeS
Battle of Britain pilot and one of Britains’s best known test pilots.
Jimmy Dell OBE
War time pilot who later became Chief Test Pilot at English Electric/BAC test flying the Lightning TSR 2 and Jaguar.
Johnny Squier
Battle of Britain Spitfire pilot who later became Lightning Chief Production Test Pilot.

Overall print size: 27” X 20”
 

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