Lightning F6 XR753 Gate Guardian at RAF Coningsby
Posted: June 8th, 2017, 9:10 pm
This lightning F6 XR753 is a Gate Guardian at RAF Coningsby, it is stood at 11 Squadron car park and not generally seen by the public, looking a bit sorry for itself at the moment.
The yellow plate shows its history from its berth in 1965 as a Mk F3a on to 1968 when it was modified to a MK F6 standard and on to 1988 when it was retired, it eventually made its final move to RAF Coningsby in 2005.
We have 5 fast jet gate guardians at RAF Coningsby, 2 x Lightnings, 1 x Harrier, 1 x Hawker Hunter and a Tornado, none of which are easy to see by the public. I will try and get around them all and put them on the forum in the next week or so.
The yellow plate shows its history from its berth in 1965 as a Mk F3a on to 1968 when it was modified to a MK F6 standard and on to 1988 when it was retired, it eventually made its final move to RAF Coningsby in 2005.
We have 5 fast jet gate guardians at RAF Coningsby, 2 x Lightnings, 1 x Harrier, 1 x Hawker Hunter and a Tornado, none of which are easy to see by the public. I will try and get around them all and put them on the forum in the next week or so.