The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It was capable of a top speed of above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric. After EE merged with other aircraft manufacturers to form the British Aircraft Corporation it was marketed as the BAC Lightning. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), and the Royal Saudi Air Force

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English Electric Lightning

The English Electric Lightning was designed as a high-performance interceptor to counter fast and high-flying Soviet bombers during the Cold War. The prototype Lightning first took to the skies in August 1954 and the type would soon be setting some world-records such as the time-to-height record, when a Lightning reached an altitude of 88,000 feet in just under five minutes. Powered by two Rolls Royce Avon turbojet engines, the Lightning served with the Royal Air Force and was renowned for its r

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