Cold War Jets Collection
LocationBruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Coordinates52°29′46.64″N 1°6′44.6″W / 52.4962889°N 1.112389°W / 52.4962889; -1.112389
TypeAerospace museum
Collection size35+
FounderWalton Family
Websitewww.bruntingthorpeaviation.com

The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) was a museum 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 hosts the CWJC, this is made up of several aviation preservation groups, such as the Lightning Preservation Group, the Buccaneer Aviation Group, Classic British Jets Collection 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:

AircraftVersionRegistrationMarkingsLast UnitOwnerNotes
English Electric
Canberra		B(I).8WT333RAE[3]
English Electric
Lightning		F.6XR728JSNo. 11 Squadron RAFLPG[4]
F.6XS904BQNo. 5 Squadron RAF/
No. 11 Squadron RAF		LPG[4]
de Havilland
Sea Vixen		FAW.2XJ494121A&AEEClassic British Jets Collection[3]
Handley Page
Victor		K.2XM715No. 55 Squadron RAFCWJC[5]
Hawker Hunter
Hawker Hunter		GA.11WT806FRADUClassic British Jets Collection[3]
Hawker
Hawker Hunter		T.7XL565YFRADUGP[3]
Hawker Siddeley
Buccaneer		S.2BXW544YNo. 16 Squadron RAFT-BAG[6]
S.2BXX894020No. 208 Squadron RAFT-BAG[6]
S.2BXX900No. 208 Squadron RAFCWJC[5]
Hawker Siddeley
Nimrod		MR.2XV226RAF Kinloss/
RAF St Mawgan Wing		CWJC[5]
Hunting
Jet Provost		T.3AXM3651 FTSClassic British Jets Collection[3]
Hunting
Jet Provost		T.5XW2901 FTSClassic British Jets Collection[3]
PZL TS-11
Iskra		BIS B1H-1018Polish AFCWJC[5]
Vickers
VC10		K.4ZD241NNo. 101 Squadron RAFGS[3]
de Havilland
Venom		FB4WR470G-DHVMSwiss AFClassic British Jets Collection
de Havilland
Comet		4CXS235G-CPDADTEOCWJC[5]

Static aircraft

AircraftVersionRegistrationMarkingsLast UnitOwnerNotes
Lockheed
F-104G Starfighter		F-104G22+35jbG34[3]
Lockheed
F-104G Starfighter		F-104G22+57jbG34[3]
Dassault
Mystere		IVA858-MVFrench AFCWJC[5]
SEPECAT
Jaguar		T.2AXX145ETPSCWJC[5]
Folland
Gnat		T.1XP5404 FTSClassic British Jets Collection[4]
Folland
Gnat		T.1XP534XR9934 FTSPhoenix Aviation[4]
Hawker Siddeley
Buccaneer		S.2BXX889TNo. 12 Squadron RAFT-BAG[6]
SEPECAT
Jaguar		GR.1XZ382No. 14 Squadron RAFCWJC[5]

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Cold War Jets Museum, Bruntingthorpe, UK is closed and will not re-open". aviationmuseum.eu. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bruntingthorpe: Fears 'historic' VC10 passenger plane to be scrapped". BBC News. 27 July 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ellis 2014, p. 131.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Ellis 2014, p. 130.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ellis 2014, p. 96.
  6. 1 2 3 Ellis 2014, p. 129.

Bibliography

  • Ellis, K (2014). Wrecks & Relics 24th Edition. Manchester, UK: Crécy Publishing. ISBN 978-085979-1779.
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