English Electric Lightning Returns to the Skies

Here at Historic Racer we love aviation, especially Cold War jets. The tragedy of losing one of the South African based Lightning fighters a few years ago appeared to have put paid to the Lightnings and Buccaneers in South Africa. But it appears not. On January 28th, Mike Beachy Head once more flew one of the glossy black fighters in the skies over South Africa with a test flight following fresh engine installation and overhaul. Let’s hope that it marks the return of regular Cold War Jets flying once more.