ADC F-112C Lightning - 68th FIS

[Spinners]

BAC (English Electric) F-112C Lightning - 68th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, Air Defense Command, USAF, 1967

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dsawan]

Always felt the US should have gotten some for testing or even aggressor training well before top gun

[+Wrench]

Always liked the shape of the Lightning., Maybe because it looks like a SHADO Skydiver. :)

[Mike Dora]

An American Frightning!

Nice, Spinners. So, do we get to sell them probe & drogue-compatible Victor tankers too, so that they have the range to defend more than one (US) county?

But Dunlop would have been very pleased with the F-112, it would have boosted their profits. The Frightning’s high-pressure, low-profile mainwheel tyres lasted an average (average) of 3 landings..

Edited January 30, 2023 by Mike Dora

[Spinners]

5 hours ago, Mike Dora said:

An American Frightning!

Nice, Spinners. So, do we get to sell them probe & drogue-compatible Victor tankers too, so that they have the range to defend more than one (US) county?

But Dunlop would have been very pleased with the F-112, it would have boosted their profits. The Frightning’s high-pressure, low-profile mainwheel tyres lasted an average (average) of 3 landings..

Us Brits get a bit teary eyed about the Lightning but for the maintenance guys it was a disaster with a MMH/FH of well over 100. Apparently, at one time this figure was an official state secret...

[Mike Dora]

I’ve always liked the Lightning, my home town Arbroath was just 17 miles from RAF Leuchars, home to 3 Lightning sqns* when I was at school. We saw and/or heard them all the time.

It was only after joining the RAF that I learned how short its legs were (it even had fuel in its flaps), and what a maintenance nightmare it was. 

*11, 23 & 74 Sqns, though the latter departed for RAF Tengah, Singapore in 1967.

Edited January 30, 2023 by Mike Dora

[+Stratos]

Later variants have extended range compared to the first ones IIRC.