I agree. Dunno if they sold any of them. For completists only I suppose.
BTW I reckon at least one of those Lightnings used to be based near here at Cranfield in the 80s. Have some pix and a video somewhere. They were near the road for a long while, with tarps over them they looked so forlorn.
I like both of them, the Gnat is more 'pointy' and looks like it's always going fast but the Hawk is elegant. It's humpy back makes it look a bit ugly I suppose but it is a marvellous machine, one of my faves. I am old enough to remember when the Reds swopped from the Gnat to the Hawk... By far the Hawk is the more practical machine for training having been designed for that. Mind you the Gnat is a 'killer' I believe it was called the 'Sabre Slayer' in the Indo-Pak wars years ago... Today I reckon the Hawk would give quite a few planes a tough time. Especially with good pilots and Sidewinders. I particularly like the single seat variants... Hot Rod!
That was funny, "I know, ill go down this moderately steep hill and he wont be able to follow me!" Hell I could have evaded the tank, its not my Range Rover ill just open her up and break all the suspension arms and steering joints, but ill evade it