TONY BANHAM PHOTO
No. 6228. English Electric P.1A (WG763 c/n 95003) Royal Air Force
Photographed ca. 1962-64

English Electric P.1A

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Second of two research aircraft for the Lightning programme was first flown by English Electric's chief test pilot Roland 'Roly' P. Beamont at Warton, Lancashire, on July 18, 1955. Now it is preserved at The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, Manchester, UK.

Created March 15, 2007