Cold War Jets Collection
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| Location | Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°29′53.09″N 1°6′35.22″W / 52.4980806°N 1.1097833°W |
| Type | Aerospace museum |
Collection size | 18 |
| Founder | Walton Family |
The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) was a museum based on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, a former Royal Air Force station located near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.
C Walton Ltd owned the airfield, who hosts the CWJC, this is made up of several aviation preservation groups, such as the Lightning Preservation Group (LPG), Classic British Jets Collection (CBJC), GJD AeroTech and previously the Buccaneer Aviation Group (T-BAG).
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 closed.[1][2]
The collection reopened at a new location on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome during September 2023, based around the QRA hangars, on an invitation only basis.[3] However the museum is now permanently closed.
Collection
[edit]| Aircraft | Version | Registration | Markings | Last Unit | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAC Jet Provost | T.5A | XW290 | No. 1 FTS | CBJC | [4] | |
| Dassault Mystère | IVA | 85 | 8-MV | French AF | CWJC | [5] |
| de Havilland Comet | 4C | XS235 | G-CPDA | DTEO | CWJC | [5] |
| de Havilland Sea Venom | FAW.21 | WM571 | CBJC | |||
| de Havilland Sea Vixen | FAW.2 | XJ494 | 121 | A&AEE | CBJC | [4] |
| de Havilland Venom | FB4 | WR470 | G-DHVM | Swiss AF | CBJC | [6] |
| English Electric Canberra | B(I).8 | WT333 | RAE | [4][6] | ||
| English Electric Lightning | F.6 | XR728 | JS | No. 11 Squadron RAF | LPG | [7][6] |
| F.6 | XS904 | BQ | No. 5 Squadron RAF/ No. 11 Squadron RAF | LPG | [7][6] | |
| Folland Gnat | T.1 | XP540 | No. 4 FTS | CBJC | [7] | |
| Gloster Meteor | NF.11 | WM167 | CBJC | [6] | ||
| Handley Page Victor | K.2 | XM715 | No. 55 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] | |
| Hawker Hunter | GA.11 | WT806 | FRADU | CBJC | [4][6] | |
| T.8C | XF994 | CBJC | [8] | |||
| T.7 | XL565 | Y | FRADU | GP | [4] | |
| Hawker Sea Hawk | FGA.6 | XE368 | CBJC | [9] | ||
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod | MR.2 | XV226 | RAF Kinloss/ RAF St Mawgan Wing | CWJC | [5] | |
| Hunting Jet Provost | T.3A | XM365 | No. 1 FTS | CBJC | [4] | |
| Lockheed F-104 Starfighter | G | 22+35 | jbG34 | [4] | ||
| G | 22+57 | jbG34 | [4] | |||
| PZL TS-11 Iskra | BIS B | 1H-1018 | Polish AF | CWJC | [5][6] | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar | GR.1 | XZ382 | No. 14 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] |
Previous residents
[edit]| Aircraft | Version | Registration | Markings | Last Unit | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folland Gnat | T.1 | XP534 | XR993 | No. 4 FTS | Phoenix Aviation | [7] to South Wales Aviation Museum[10] |
| Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer | S.2B | XW544 | Y | No. 16 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [11] to Cotswold Airport[12] |
| S.2B | XX889 | T | No. 12 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [11] to South Wales Aviation Museum[13] | |
| S.2B | XX894 | 020 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | [11] to Cotswold Airport[14] | |
| S.2B | XX900 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | CWJC | [5] to Tatenhill Airfield[15] | ||
| SEPECAT Jaguar | T.2A | XX145 | ETPS | CWJC | [5] to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection[16] | |
| Vickers VC10 | K.4 | ZD241 | N | No. 101 Squadron RAF | GS | [4] Scrapped |
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Cold War jets roar at Bruntingthorpe – full report". Key Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ellis 2014, p. 131.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ellis 2014, p. 96.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cold War Jet Collection Open Day Bruntingthorpe". Eventbrite. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 Ellis 2014, p. 130.
- ↑ "T.8C XF994 - Classic British Jets Collection, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "FGA.6 XE368 - Classic British Jets Collection (stored), Leicestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "T.1 XR993 - South Wales Aviation Museum, St. Athan, Wales". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- 1 2 3 Ellis 2014, p. 129.
- ↑ "S.2B XW544 - The Buccaneer Aviation Group (taxiable), Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "S.2B XX889 - South Wales Aviation Museum, St. Athan, Wales". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "S.2B XX894 - The Buccaneer Aviation Group, (taxiable), Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "S.2B XX900 - British Aviation Heritage (taxiable), Tatenhill Airport, Staffordshire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ↑ "T.2A XX145 - Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ellis, K (2014). Wrecks & Relics 24th Edition. Manchester, UK: Crécy Publishing. ISBN 978-085979-1779.