Twin Lightning Strikes at Newark Air Museum
Progress has been made with the carried over restoration work on Lightning T5 XS417 at Newark Air Museum (NAM).
The recent spell of warmer weather has allowed the museum's volunteers to apply the 56 Squadron 'Firebird' makings to the tailfin of XS417. This work brings the successful completion of this particular project much closer to a conclusion.
In other news, the on-loan cockpit of Lightning F6 cockpit from XR757, left the museum site on Thursday 26th March, 2026 for a new home in North East Lincolnshire.
This cockpit arrived at NAM in summer 2015, when it had to vacate its previous display location at the former RAF Scampton airfield. Its new display location is much closer to the owner's home in Lincolnshire. During its time at NAM there were limited opportunities for museum visitors to view inside the cockpit.
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