Finding this YouTube video was the inspiration for this blog.
I recall this short film, or at least a variation of it, being shown on BBC TV back in the early sixties, as an RAF recruiting piece. As I remember, it usually appeared early on Saturday afternoons just before the sports coverage (That became the 'Grandstand' program). Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, I think that it was an edited version with some of the later sequences moved to the begining (e.g. the pilot doing the external pre-flight checks) and the tag line was "Want to fly a tiger", referencing 74 Squadron - the first unit to operate the lightning and whose markings can be seen on the aircraft in the video. I would welcome any feedback on this, either confirming my recollections or correcting them.
Meanwhile, enjoy some pure nostagia!
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