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Newark Museum
Newark Museum
Lightning restoration starts
Newark Air Museum
A series of co-ordinated moves undertaken earlier this week have allowed Newark Air Museum’s Lightning T5 jet trainer XS417 to be moved into a position on the museum site where it will be restored and repainted.
To facilitate this move the Sea Vixen airframe has been moved over onto the museum’s Southfield Site, where it is now displayed alongside another former Fleet Air Arm aircraft the Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft.
The Lightning airframe was then repositioned into the space left by the Sea Vixen and it is pleasing to note that the restoration process has already commenced. Rubbing down work has already revealed a former set of 11 Squadron markings and the decision will be taken in the coming months whether to repaint XS417 in its most recent LTF (Lightning Training Flight) markings or whether to revert to an 11 Squadron colour scheme.
Meanwhile in the on site workshop the camouflage markings have now been marked out on the Meteor NF14 night-fighter, which is nearing the end of its ‘in-depth’ restoration. It is anticipated that once repainted this aircraft will also be displayed on the Southfield Site.
The museum is understood to be keen to hear from any former Lightning air or ground crew that have connections to XS417.
To facilitate this move the Sea Vixen airframe has been moved over onto the museum’s Southfield Site, where it is now displayed alongside another former Fleet Air Arm aircraft the Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft.
The Lightning airframe was then repositioned into the space left by the Sea Vixen and it is pleasing to note that the restoration process has already commenced. Rubbing down work has already revealed a former set of 11 Squadron markings and the decision will be taken in the coming months whether to repaint XS417 in its most recent LTF (Lightning Training Flight) markings or whether to revert to an 11 Squadron colour scheme.
Meanwhile in the on site workshop the camouflage markings have now been marked out on the Meteor NF14 night-
The museum is understood to be keen to hear from any former Lightning air or ground crew that have connections to XS417.
