The English Electric Lightning has the distinction of being the only all British supersonic fighter to have served with the Royal Air Force. It was designed primarily as a rapid interceptor ...

Lockheed's P-38 introduced the concept of the interceptor a fighter aircraft of great speed and high rate of climb. As WWII progressed the lighting was developed in to a wide range of roles ...

"I don't mean the ability to move the assets we are trying to protect," he wrote. "That is useful and a part of resiliency. I mean a squadron of lightning fast, long range, lethal interceptors." ...