Aircraft, fighter

Description

English Electric Lightning F.2A, serial number XN776, single-seat all-weather interceptor fighter, powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon jet engines, entered RAF service as a F.2 in 1962, converted to a F.2A in 1969

Museum reference

T.1982.115

Collection

Aviation

Object name

Aircraft, fighter

Production information

English Electric

Date

1962 - 1969

Associations

Previous owner: Royal Air Force
Engine maker: Rolls-Royce Ltd
Cold War

On display

national museum of flight »
hangar 2