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Lightning
It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise. The Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".
Following English Electric's integration into the unified British Aircraft Corporation, the aircraft was marketed as the BAC Lightning.
