Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2005 15:05:36 +0100 From: Pooh Bear <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> Subject: Re: Maintain Your Identity - Saab
Al wrote: > "Pooh Bear" <rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com> wrote in message > news:42BD2CC1.F8763C04nospamail.com... > > Al wrote: > > > >> "The spitfire was the last true fighter plane" > > > > Of course not - it was the English Electric Lightning ! ;-) > > > > http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/index.html > > > > Graham > > No No No! I was merely trying to point out that "purists" don't move on. > And I was just pulling your leg ! ;-) > As an air show buff, (see you at Waddington?) I haven't made it sadly. I do appreciate nice aircraft though. > as well as a Saab fan I see > where you're going, the Lighting was indeed a superb aircraft, certainly > speed-wise. Did it ever see action though? (I don't know) Apparently the only aircraft shot down by a Lightning was a rougue Harrier whose pilot had ejected but the damn Harrier just kept on flying ! They sent a Lightning to shoot it down safely before the Harrier had a chance to do any damage ! > The Spitfire did, and the sound of that Merlin, well I defy anyone to say > it doesn't move them! > > I have to admit the roar of any jet fighter on a low attack run can also be > pretty stirring! Not to mention a Vulcan too. See same web site. "At its operational height the Vulcan can outfly and outmanoeuvre any fighter in squadron service today." - Air Ministry Press Release (1958). For the benefit of US citizens unfamilar with the Vulcan, the Vulcan was a bomber ! Graham
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