Lightnings Thunder - LPG Lightning 'Scramble' Bruntingthorpe

The Lightning Preservation Group, based at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire, held a 'twilight run' at their base on Saturday 4th November 2017, with a pair of English Electric Lightnings. The setting for the main event was at the opposite end of the airfield from their 'Q Shed' base, due to ongoing groundworks on the old airfield; so instead of a Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) scenario, much the same 'mission' was accomplished from the hardstanding at the opposite end providing an Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) scenario. This is a film of the 'main event', which was an Operational Readiness (ORP) scramble re-enactment by both aircraft followed by ground runs of each aircrafts paired Avon jet engines and taxiing of the aircraft for added entertainment and spectacle. Added authenticity was provided by two Historical Re-enactors dressed in appropriate period RAF gear, and seen at the beginning of this film, though obviously not in the aircraft. More detailed coverage of the event can be seen here :-    • Lightning Double Twilight Scramble - Light...   For more information about the Lightning Preservation Group see here:- http://www.lightnings.org.uk Video and Audio content is Copyright © High Flight This video and audio material may not be reproduced in any form (except as the videos Youtube embedded video option on any other website), without written permission.