January 14, 2012
Blog ArchivesTail Fin of Former Binbrook Gate Guard – Lightning XP748 – Sold on eBay
It’s been an interesting few months for lost aviation artifacts turning up on eBay! The latest is the tail fin of Lightning XP748, which sold for £308 twenty years after the remainder of the jet was scrapped.
The Last Lightning, RAF Binbrook
(Image: Tim Marshall, reproduced with permission) When the Cold War ended, an eerie silence gripped the Lincolnshire Wolds for the first time since World War Two. RAF Binbrook was opened as a Bomber Command station in June 1940, and in its best known role operated the supersonic English Electric Lightning fighter from 1965 until 1988. … Continue Reading
The Mysterious Disappearance of Lightning XS894
The loss of Lightning XS894 in 1970 is seen by some as the most enduring UFO story in British military history. But for those who support a more terrestrial explanation, the aircraft’s subsequent disappearance is every bit as mysterious.
Images of Abandoned RAF Binbrook
For those who enjoyed the article several days ago about the former RAF base at Binbrook and the associated mystery that surrounds it, here are some photographs of the disused base, taken yesterday! While the base is now a trading estate, most of the buildings remain intact and in a state of utter disrepair. Small … Continue Reading