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English Electric Lightning

1957 interceptor aircraft family by English Electric
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English Electric Lightning

Summary

English Electric Lightning is an aircraft family[1]. It draws 2,991 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #178 of 1,568).[2]

Key Facts

  • English Electric Lightning's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].
  • English Electric Lightning's manufacturer is recorded as English Electric[4].
  • English Electric Lightning's manufacturer is recorded as British Aircraft Corporation[5].
  • English Electric Lightning's developer is recorded as English Electric[6].
  • English Electric Lightning is a type of second-generation jet fighter[7].
  • English Electric Lightning is used for interceptor[8].
  • English Electric Lightning's Commons category is recorded as English Electric Lightning[9].
  • English Electric Lightning's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • English Electric Lightning's powered by is recorded as Avon[11].
  • English Electric Lightning's armament is recorded as ADEN[12].
  • English Electric Lightning's armament is recorded as de Havilland Firestreak[13].
  • English Electric Lightning's armament is recorded as Red Top[14].
  • English Electric Lightning's armament is recorded as air-to-air rocket[15].
  • English Electric Lightning's first flight is recorded as April 4, 1957[16].
  • English Electric Lightning's service entry is recorded as December 1959[17].
  • English Electric Lightning's service retirement is recorded as 2009[18].
  • English Electric Lightning's topic's main category is recorded as Category:English Electric Lightning[19].
  • English Electric Lightning's Commons gallery is recorded as English Electric Lightning[20].
  • English Electric Lightning's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+334'}[21].

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Designation and Status

English Electric Lightning's instance of is recorded as aircraft family[3].

Why It Matters

English Electric Lightning draws 2,991 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft_family category, ranking #178 of 1,568).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Total produced → {'amount': '+334'}
    Armament → ADEN, de Havilland Firestreak, Red Top +1
    Topic's main category → Category:English Electric Lightning
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012431011405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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