English Electric Lightning
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The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor from 1960 to 1988. It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manu
Lightning F.6 of No. 11 Squadron RAF
P1A WG760 at the Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, 2016
Lightning F.3 in flight, 1983
Lightning F.6 XS904 after a high-speed taxi run at 2012 Cold War Jets Day, Bruntingthorpe
Tupolev Tu-22
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The Tupolev Tu-22 was the first supersonic bomber to enter production in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with Long-Range Aviation and Soviet Naval Aviation in the
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…British "V bomber" strategic nuclear force from attack by anticipated future Soviet nuclear-armed supersonic bombers such as those that emerged as the Tupolev Tu-22 "Blinder", but it was also expected to intercept other bombers such as the Tupolev Tu-16 ("Badger") and the Tupolev Tu-95 ("Bear"). The Lightning has…
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Tu-22 at the Monino, Russian Federation Central Air Force Museum
Soviet engineer checks the 23 mm R-23 cannon in remotely controlled tail turret
A parked Tupolev Tu-22