They are very rare these days compared to the 1950s-80. I presume it's a combination of aircraft design developing and also the scale of the military and the i

They are very rare these days compared to the 1950s-80. I presume it's a combination of aircraft design developing and also the scale of the military and the intense training during the Cold War. Have a flick through these links listing losses or two RAF types, it's quite sobering. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_English_Electric_Lightning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incident... https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/harrier-losses.htm https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/harrier...