A pilot prepares to board English Electric Lightning F.3 XP741 of No. 111 Squadron at RAF Wattisham, receiving his Taylor pressure helmet from a ground crew member as he climbs into the cockpit, circa 1965.
Into the Cockpit: A Lightning Pilot’s Moment at RAF Wattisham, 1965 It is a crisp morning at RAF Wattisham, the sky clear and expectant. On the hardstand, a striking delta-winged jet basks in the diffuse sunlight—the English Electric Lightning F.3, serial XP741, of No. 111 Squadron, “The Tremblers.” Its silver skin glints, the iconic black […]