Lightning - Long-sleeve T-shirt Wright Brothers troop transport and Search and

troop transport and Search and Rescue

Eugene Ely

As well as in an anti-shipping role

It was used by all the allied air forces

Using GCI (Ground Controlled Interception) Phantoms and Lightnings were scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft 'wandering' into UK airspace

Lightning - Long-sleeve T-shirt Wright Brothers troop transport and Search andEnglish Electric Lightning THE supersonic fighter of the Cold War, this jet was capable of Mach 2 with an incredible rate of climb still classified to this day. The Lightning entered service in 1959 and retired from the RAF in 1988 having served as an interceptor, notably engaging Russian reconnaissance aircraft that were 'testing' the UK's air defences.