When English Electric finalized the P1B design in the mid-1950s, the Royal Air Force suddenly had a weapon that looked less like a fighter and more like a manned missile. Gone was the oval nose intake ...

The English Electric Lightning was Britain's first supersonic jet fighter. But it was more than just a test-bed plane designed to break the sound barrier; it's also a plane with a long and storied ...

In the early 1950s, Britain faced the threat of high altitude Soviet bombers, prompting the need for a high-performance interceptor capable of extraordinary speed and rapid climb. English Electric ...