You know that old Lightning at the side of the A1, just south of Newark-on-Trent....

BadlyHungBoy | 23:06 Fri 04th Jul 2003 | People & Places

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How and Why did it get there?

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Gef

I think it is part of the Wonderland Pleasure Park and Garden Centre near Mansfield. The web link is http://www.isipreview.co.uk/wonderland/ but the site is undergoing reconstruction at the moment. The Lightning was possibly based at one of the RAF bases in that area.

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Hi Gef - the plane I'm thinking of is about 20 miles from Mansfield; it's at the side of the southbound carriageway of the A1, by the Balderton junction. The A1 goes on a flyover just there so it's a bit difficult to see, especially from a car, unless you go round the junction under the flyover. It's missing quite a few bits and covered in graffitti. Perhaps it was once an advert for a museum near Newark...?

Jacob

Dang, oi wondered where oi'd parked it. Ta.

dusted

did anyone find out any of its history , the cockpit details include the name flt lt g.p evans

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