Darth Vader Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 What happened to the Thunder City Lightnings in Cape Town SA? Last I heard was the silver 2seater ( cant remember the serials ) crashed killing Dave Stock and the fleet was grounded. Poor servicing practices led to the permit to fly being withdrawn ,but the black 2seater flew again some time later . Mike Beachyhead passed away and the whole outfit was up for sale. Are the airframes complete, where are they and are there any recent photos of them ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I don't know the answer to your question, but the accident report is on the link. Makes for interesting reading. http://www.caa.co.za/Accidents and Incidents Reports/8706.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I read before about the questionable maintainance record... but that report does not read well... as most of the time, not a single issues casued the tragic event, but a series of issues. quite ,any not minor though... maintaincance and pilot induced.... is this still bad luck then? really sad in any way, concolences to the family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob998 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 They’re for sale, again. https://aerodynamicmedia.com/3-english-electric-lightnings-for-sale/ Good luck getting an airworthiness certificate for them anywhere other than ZA or maybe the US... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Rob998 said: They’re for sale, again. https://aerodynamicmedia.com/3-english-electric-lightnings-for-sale/ Good luck getting an airworthiness certificate for them anywhere other than ZA or maybe the US... Agreed. The chances of getting a permit to fly for a supersonic swept wing jet that's fuel critical from the moment its wheels leave the ground is zero in most countries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I am afraid that any maintenance issues revealed at what was probably a very good operation will confirm that the Lightning cannot be operated anywhere. Having said that, I don't know what the status is of the Stennis two seater in the USA. Keith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tornado 01 Posted April 11, 2021 Share Posted April 11, 2021 The current situation is not helping XS422 at Stennis. But its slowly getting there IIRC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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