Cold War Jets Collection
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Dissolved | 2020 |
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Location | Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome |
Coordinates | 52°29′46.64″N 1°6′44.6″W / 52.4962889°N 1.112389°W |
Type | Aerospace museum |
Collection size | 35+ |
Website | www |
The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) was based at Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, a former Royal Air Force station located near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.
C Walton Ltd owns the airfield, who hosted the CWJC, this was made up of several aviation preservation groups, such as the Lightning Preservation Group, the Buccaneer Aviation Group, and GJD AeroTech.
The airfield was open on Sundays from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm when aircraft were displayed. Demonstrations of fast taxi runs were carried out on the two open days held each year, usually May Bank Holiday Sunday and August Bank Holiday Sunday. Individual Groups also held events of their aircraft, these included fast taxi runs, static engine runs, photoshoots etc.
It was reported in June 2020 that the museum had permanently closed.[1][2]
Taxiable aircraft[]
Aircraft currently in a taxiable state, are:
Aircraft | Version | Registration | Markings | Last Unit | Owner | Notes |
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English Electric Canberra |
B(I).8 | WT333 | RAE | [3] | ||
English Electric Lightning |
F.6 | XR728 | JS | No. 11 Squadron RAF | LPG | [4] |
F.6 | XS904 | BQ | No. 5 Squadron RAF/ No. 11 Squadron RAF |
LPG | [4] | |
de Havilland Sea Vixen |
FAW.2 | XJ494 | 121 | A&AEE | [3] | |
Handley Page Victor |
K.2 | XM715 | No. 55 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] | |
Hawker Hunter Hawker Hunter |
GA.11 | WT806 | FRADU | Classic British Jets Collection | [3] | |
Hawker Hawker Hunter |
T.7 | XL565 | Y | FRADU | GP | [3] |
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
S.2B | XW544 | Y | No. 16 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [6] |
S.2B | XX894 | 020 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [6] | |
S.2B | XX900 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] | ||
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod |
MR.2 | XV226 | RAF Kinloss/ RAF St Mawgan Wing |
CWJC | [5] | |
Hunting Jet Provost |
T.3A | XM365 | 1 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | [3] | |
Hunting Jet Provost |
T.5 | XW290 | 1 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | [3] | |
PZL TS-11 Iskra |
BIS B | 1H-1018 | Polish AF | CWJC | [5] | |
Vickers VC10 |
K.4 | ZD241 | N | No. 101 Squadron RAF | GS | [3] |
de Havilland Venom |
FB4 | WR470 | G-DHVM | Swiss AF | Classic British Jets Collection | |
de Havilland Comet |
4C | XS235 | G-CPDA | DTEO | CWJC | [5] |
Static aircraft[]
Aircraft | Version | Registration | Markings | Last Unit | Owner | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
F-104G | 22+35 | jbG34 | [3] | ||
Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
F-104G | 22+57 | jbG34 | [3] | ||
Dassault Mystere |
IVA | 85 | 8-MV | French AF | CWJC | [5] |
SEPECAT Jaguar |
T.2A | XX145 | ETPS | CWJC | [5] | |
Folland Gnat |
T.1 | XP540 | 4 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | [4] | |
Folland Gnat |
T.1 | XP534 | XR993 | 4 FTS | Phoenix Aviation | [4] |
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
S.2B | XX889 | T | No. 12 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [6] |
SEPECAT Jaguar |
GR.1 | XZ382 | No. 14 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] |
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ "Cold War Jets Museum, Bruntingthorpe, UK is closed and will not re-open". aviationmuseum.eu. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Bruntingthorpe: Fears 'historic' VC10 passenger plane to be scrapped". BBC News. 27 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ellis 2014, p. 131.
- ^ a b c d Ellis 2014, p. 130.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ellis 2014, p. 96.
- ^ a b c Ellis 2014, p. 129.
Bibliography[]
- Ellis, K (2014). Wrecks & Relics 24th Edition. Manchester, UK: Crécy Publishing. ISBN 978-085979-1779.
External links[]
- Aerospace museums in England