English Electric Lightning - Cape Town - South Africa

The Ex 56 Squadron English Electric Lightning T5 is the only aircraft of it’s type flying in the world. We were there to film each step of the restoration of this supersonic jet fighter of the Cold War era. We speak with Chief Engineer Johann Rosenstrauch about the process of restoring ZU-BBD to full flying condition. Pilot and owner Mike Beachy Head flew his Lightning on the 14th January 2014 making it the only airworthy Lightning currently flying.