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Lightning (RAF) Aviation Prints


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Lightnings by Iain Wyllie.


Lightnings by Iain Wyllie.
One edition.
£20.00

Lightning QRA Intercept by Michael Rondot.


Lightning QRA Intercept by Michael Rondot.
2 editions.
Both editions feature up to 11 additional signatures.
£95.00 - £150.00

Portrait of Power by Keith Woodcock.


Portrait of Power by Keith Woodcock.
One of 2 editions available.
£80.00


Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson.


Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson.
2 of 3 editions available.
£120.00 - £150.00

BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock.


BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock.
One edition.
£30.00

Lightnings F6 by Barry Price.


Lightnings F6 by Barry Price.
One edition.
£10.00


Lightning Refuel by Michael Turner.


Lightning Refuel by Michael Turner.
One edition.
£40.00

Lightning by Michael Rondot.

Lightning by Michael Rondot.
One of 3 editions available.
All 3 editions feature up to 12 additional signatures.
£120.00

Lightning Strike by Keith Aspinall.


Lightning Strike by Keith Aspinall.
3 editions.
2 of the 3 editions feature up to 5 additional signatures.
£30.00 - £200.00


QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman.


QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman.
10 of 11 editions available.
All 2 editions featuring up to 5 additional signatures are available.
£2.70 - £500.00

Lightning Tribute by Stephen Brown.


Lightning Tribute by Stephen Brown.
3 editions.
All 3 editions feature up to 5 additional signature(s).
£55.00 - £190.00

The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.


The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.
7 editions.
One edition features 5 additional signatures.
£35.00 - £500.00


A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.


A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.
5 editions.
All 5 editions feature up to 11 additional signature(s).
£150.00 - £325.00

Cold War Intercept by Keith Aspinall.


Cold War Intercept by Keith Aspinall.
One edition.
£18.00

Lightning Thunder by Michael Rondot.


Lightning Thunder by Michael Rondot.
2 editions.
Both editions feature up to 4 additional signatures.
£75.00 - £120.00


Cruising  by Robert Tomlin.

Cruising by Robert Tomlin.
One edition.
£50.00

Lightning Legend by Michael Rondot.

Lightning Legend by Michael Rondot.
2 editions.
Both editions feature up to 3 additional signatures.
£75.00 - £120.00



Text for the above items :

Lightnings by Iain Wyllie.

The Lightning is powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines in a unique staggered stacked installation in the fuselage. The Lightning was developed to intercept increasingly capable bomber aircraft (Tupolev Tu-16, Tupolev Tu-22, Tupolev Tu-95), and thus has exceptional rate of climb, ceiling, and speed; pilots have described flying it as 'being saddled to a skyrocket'. This performance made the Lightning a 'fuel critical' aircraft meaning that its missions are dictated to a high degree by its limited range. Later developments provided greater range and speed along with aerial reconnaissance and ground-attack capability.


Lightning QRA Intercept by Michael Rondot.

No.5 Sqn and No.11 Sqn Lightnings intercept a Tu-95 Bear, supported by an essential Victor tanker. QRA, day and night, 24hrs a day, 7 days a week 52 weeks a year, 365 days a year - never a day off, always ready! Over and over again for so many years, the air defences of Britain were regularly tested by Russian Tu-95 Bears as they probed NATO airspace high above the North Sea.


Portrait of Power by Keith Woodcock.

Lightning F6s of 5 squadron taking off from Binbrook in the 1970s. This squadron first flew the Lightning (an earlier mark) in October 1965. It was the first truly supersonic fighter to see service with the RAF and was the mainstay of Britains air defence during the cold war, finally replaced by the Tornado F3 in 1988.


Thunder & Lightnings by Gerald Coulson.

A pair of English Electric Lightning F3s of 111 squadron depart. Reheat selected, they accelerate rapidly to blast off, cascading spray from a rain-soaked runway. This is the classic interceptor, with superb handling qualities and unmatched climb-to-height performance. The Lightning is the only British-designed and built fighter capable of achieving twice the speed of sound. The RAF took delivery in 1960 and they remained in front-line service until phased out in 1988. The last of the classic single-seat fighters, the Lightning enters the hall of fame alongside the Camel, Fury, Hurricane and Spitfire. The artist was once able to fly a two-seat version- Lightning T5- at just over 1000mph- which he describes as an unforgettable experience.


BAC Lightning by Keith Woodcock by Keith Woodcock.

The last purely British fighter aircraft to be used by the Royal Air Force, the Lightning offered a truly massive performance advantage over existing equipment when it was introduced into squadron service in 1960, achieving level flight speed of around, 1400mph. The prototype known as the P1 had flown in 1954 but production aircraft were not available until 1959, a long gestation period but perhaps understandable with such an advanced machine with many untried, new features. The painting shows an F1A of 111 squadron taking off from its base at Wattisham. The remarque drawing shows an aircraft of 56 squadron Firebirds in 1963 when they were the official RAF aerobatics team for that year. 337 Lightnings were produced, serving with nine squadrons of the Royal Air Force before being supersede by the Phantom and Tornado.


Lightnings F6 by Barry Price.

XR789 and XR724, 11 Squadron RAF.


Lightning Refuel by Michael Turner.

A Lightning interceptor takes on fuel from a Victor tanker.


Lightning by Michael Rondot.

This classic portrayal of 92 squadrons flagship Lightning F2A XN778 King Cobra taking off from a rain-swept RAF Gutersloh in 1977 pays tribute to the legendary fighter,its pilots and the engineers who enjoyed a love/hate relationship with the difficult and technically challenging Lightning.


Lightning Strike by Keith Aspinall.

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QRA Scramble by Ivan Berryman.

A pair of 29 Squadron Lightning F.Mk3s tuck their gear up and head skyward from the Wattisham tarmac in the summer of 1972.


Lightning Tribute by Stephen Brown.

Lightning F. Mk 1As of 56 Squadron on a pilot training sortie during 1963. During the early 1960s many Lightning squadrons gave their aircraft colourful paint schemes, none was more striking than 56 Squadron (The Firebirds), who in 1963 doubled as the official RAF display team.


The Sentinel by Ivan Berryman.

High in its element, a lone BAE Lightning F.6 glints in the evening sunshine as it returns from a sortie over the North Sea in the late 1970s.


A Bolt for the Blue by Gerald Coulson.

Gerald Coulson's dramatic painting Bolt for the Blue, published to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Lightning, captures the very essence of this formidable fighter. Seen climbing out of RAF Wattisham, a Lightning F.3 of Treble One Squadron scrambles to intercept an unidentified intruder plotted on the RAF's early warning radar. Almost certainly it will be Russian, probably he will be escorted out of harms way, but the interceptor is armed with a pair of air-to-air missiles just in case. A superb collector print for all who remember one of the greatest British fighters ever built.


Cold War Intercept by Keith Aspinall.

Lightnings of No.11 Sqn intercept a Soviet Bear over the North Sea


Lightning Thunder by Michael Rondot.

Of all the classic fighters to have served with the RAF since the l950s, no other aircraft had the raw power and breathtaking performance of the Lightning, and of all the variants the F2A was considered to be the best.


Cruising by Robert Tomlin.

After a practice scramble, a Lightning F1A of 56 Squadron RAF The Firebirds, makes a gentle turn over the famous Langdale Pikes in the Lake District in preparation for a steady cruise back to base.


Lightning Legend by Michael Rondot.

226 OCU / 145 Sqn RAF Coltishall EE Lightning T5 XS420 226 OCU / 145 Sqn RAF Coltishall, taking off in full reheat for a max performance rotation and climb. No other jet fighter has been sorely missed since the Lightning retired from RAF service and the Counter Aviation Authority (CAA) set about keeping surviving examples grounded. However, not all 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 1999, against all odds and officialdom, Lightnings are back in the sky. The return of the Lightning is celebrated in Michael Rondots brilliant portrayal of a Lightning T5 in the markings of 226 OCU/145 Squadron taking off in full re-heat for a maximum 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 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 Lighting.



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