RAF Akrotiri Gate Guardian

English Electric Lightning XS929
XS929 was first flown on 1st March 1967 and entered service with 11 Squadron a month later. Apart from some time with the LTF she spent her entire career with 11 Squadron. Now on display as one of two gate guards at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus (the other being a Whirlwind), she's in great shape by the looks of the picture, but is lacking a pitot probe, and wears 56 Squadron colours despite having never served with them. Lightnings regularly deployed to Cyprus, particularly for armament practice camps where they would use the good weather to practice their gunner skills on towed banner targets

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