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    Airframe Family: English Electric Lightning
    Latest Model:Lightning F.6
    Last Military Serial:XR773 RAF
    Construction Number:95238
    Last Civil Registration:ZU-BEW
    Compressed ID:English Electric Lightning F.6 sn X...
    Latest Owner or Location:Thunder City, D. F. Malan, Cape Town, Western Cape

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    Dates

    Event

    1965

    Constructed as a Lightning F.6.

    7 November 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XR773.

    31 July 1976


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Lightning F.6 of 11 Squadron at the 1976 International Air Tattoo at RAF Greenham Common, Berkshire.

    1978


    Photographer: Unknown

    From By July 1985 to 9 January 1986

    Transferred to Lightning Training Flight, RAF Binbrook, Lincolsnhire.

    12 July 1985


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Departing IAT Fairford.

    12 July 1985


    Photographer: Ken Videan
    Notes: Landing at IAT Fairford.

    9 January 1986

    Transferred to 5 Squadron, RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire.

    By 16 December 1992

    Transferred to British Aerospace, Warton, Lancashire.

    16 December 1992

    Last flight.
    Final operational flight with the British Aerospace test fleet.

    31 December 1992

    To Barry James Pover, Plymouth, Devon with new c/r G-OPIB.

    26 January 1993

    To Downderry Construction Group Ltd, Kelly Bray, Callington, Cornwall keeping c/r G-OPIB.

    13 February 1997

    Civil registration, G-OPIB, cancelled.
    Exported to South Africa.

    To unknown owner with c/r ZU-BEW.
    Markings added: BR

    Based at Thunder City, D. F. Malan, Cape Town, Western Cape.
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    19 September 2008


    Photographer: John Tomlinson
    Notes: 2008 photo at Cape Town - Thunder City
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