Major General James G. Blunt

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:

Aircraft	Version	Registration	Markings	Last Unit	Owner	Notes
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	Classic British Jets Collection	^[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

Lightning Preservation Group

[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.

[FOOTNOTEEllis2014131-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Ellis 2014, p. 131.

[FOOTNOTEEllis2014130-4] Ellis 2014, p. 130.

[FOOTNOTEEllis201496-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Ellis 2014, p. 96.

[FOOTNOTEEllis2014129-6] Ellis 2014, p. 129.

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