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The lightning pilot whose split-second ejection became an iconic photo

During a post-engine-change test flight connected to Red Top missile trials, an English Electric Lightning developed a sudden ...
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The English Electric Lightning - Britain canceled one supersonic dream then built a Mach 2 monster

Britain’s path to the Lightning began after the government canceled the experimental Miles M.52 just as the race for supersonic flight accelerated. At English Electric, Teddy Petter pursued a ...