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18 March 2026

Lightning Cockpit To Leave

Update 26.0.3.26 - this cockpit left site earlier today.

The Lightning F6 cockpit from XR757, which has been on long-term loan at the museum will soon be leaving for a new home in North East Lincolnshire. This new display location is much closer to the owner’s home in Lincolnshire.

XR757 arrived at our Gateway Aviation Site in summer 2015, when it had to vacate its previous display location at the former RAF Scampton airfield, in Lincolnshire.

During its time at the museum there were limited opportunities for our visitors to view inside the cockpit.

The impending departure of XR757 is expected to take place before the Easter Holidays.

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