Lightning Jet Plane Memorial
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Lightning Jet Plane Memorial
Image: © David Anstiss Taken: 19 Oct 2008
On A229 to Rochester. Rochester Airport in background. This Lightning aircraft, ZF581, was built on 19th December 1967. It saw active service in the Royal Saudi Air Force. Its final flight was in January 1986,it was then rescued from a scrap-yard in 2000 then was restored by volunteers on behalf of BAE Systems. The Flight Control and Air Data Systems for the Lightning were designed and produced in Rochester by BAE Systems. They provided the foundations for avionics industry in Rochester from the 1960's. This aircraft commemorates the legacy, the aerospace heritage of the Medway Towns and the role played by Rochester Airport in the development of local aviation.
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Image Location
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