Taffy Holden’s Lightning

02/13/16 • 5 min

The RAF Wing Commander who flew a Lightning jet fighter. An unremarkable event except for the fact that he wasn't a pilot! Taffy Holden's Mk1A Lightning XM135 can be seen at the Duxford Aircraft Museum in Cambridgeshire in the UK.

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