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Feb. 02, 1961 - English Elegtrez Lightnings In Service: Rocket-firing 1, 500 m.p.h. English Electric Lightning all-weather fighters lined up on the tarmac at the R.A.F. station, Coltishall, yesterday. No. 74 Squadron at Coltishall is the fist to be equipped with this supersonic aircraft, which can fly at twice the speed of soundin level flight. Normally armed with two 30mm. Aden guns and two De Havilland Firestreaks air-to-air missiles, the lightning can alternatively carry four guns or 48. in Rockets plus to guns. The Lightning can fly at above 6, 000 ft
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30mm Aden Air-to-air All-weather Alternatively Coltishall Equipped Level Lightning Lightnings M.p.h Missiles Normally Plus R.a.f Rockets Supersonic Tarmac Twice
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