English Electric Lightning - Survivor ZF597 (ex 55-711)
T.55 ZF597 - Privately owned, Unknown location
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Lightning T.55 ZF597 at Olympia, 10th December 2004; Neil Airey/Lakes Lightnings
After retirement, the aircraft was brought by the Anglo American Lightning Association as a possible spares ship, as they acquired the 595/596 composite. Once the aircraft was exported to the USA, ZF597 made its way to the Olympic Flight Museum, where it could be seen on display. She was quickly reassembled, and there were rumors about the possibility of ground running the aircraft, but this came to nothing. Just a year after arrival, she was beginning to look tired, with flat tyres, depressed oleos, missing rudder, and pitot tube, and its tail seemed to be leaning at an angel, (look at the above photo).
Around 2009/2010, the aircraft had moved from the Olympic Flight Museum, possibly to Stennis, Mississippi, where it was stripped for parts to help get XS422 back in the air.
Not much of ZF597 was seen until the cockpit appeared on eBay in May 2019. It is unknown as to where the nose section is now and what the future holds for it.
If you have any more information on ZF597, or a more recent photo, please feel free to get in touch here.
Around 2009/2010, the aircraft had moved from the Olympic Flight Museum, possibly to Stennis, Mississippi, where it was stripped for parts to help get XS422 back in the air.
Not much of ZF597 was seen until the cockpit appeared on eBay in May 2019. It is unknown as to where the nose section is now and what the future holds for it.
If you have any more information on ZF597, or a more recent photo, please feel free to get in touch here.
Information on this page current as of 08/05/2019, last updated by Jake |
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