Lightning arrives in Cornwall

摘要

English Electric Lightning F.53 ZF580 has been acguired by Newquay's Classic Air Force (CAF) collection. It was built in 1967 for the Royal Saudi Air Force as 53-672 and last flew in the 1980s. The jet spent two decades serving as a gate guardian at BAE Samlesbury, Lancs, but was removed when the elements began to take their toll on its condition. It was then transported to St Mawgan in Cornwall, and from there the Gate Guardians company produced fibre glass moulds to create a replica Lightning to place on the gate at Samlesbury. After the moulds were completed, ZF580 was acquired by CAF and transported to its hangar.