Newest RAF fighters . London ; The latest aircraft to enter Royal air Force service is the high - performance Lightning F. Mark 3 single - seat All weather fighter, powered by 2 Rolls - Royce Avon Turbo - jets with reheat . Fifeshire , Scotland ; Quiet Scottish countryside alongside the Firth of Forth has a lethal dose of lightning in the air.... " Lightning - F mark III fighters of the Royal Air Force " newly in service with No . 74 Squadron at Leuchars air force base . The plane is to replace Javelins flown by RAF fighter units . 27 October 1964