Cold War Jets Collection

Cold War Jets Collection
LocationBruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Coordinates52°29′53.09″N 1°6′35.22″W / 52.4980806°N 1.1097833°W / 52.4980806; -1.1097833
TypeAerospace museum
Collection size
18
FounderWalton 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.

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. However the museum is now permanently closed.

Collection

AircraftVersionRegistrationMarkingsLast UnitOwnerNotes
BAC Jet ProvostT.5AXW290No. 1 FTSCBJC
Dassault MystèreIVA858-MVFrench AFCWJC
de Havilland Comet4CXS235G-CPDADTEOCWJC
de Havilland Sea VenomFAW.21WM571CBJC
de Havilland Sea VixenFAW.2XJ494121A&AEECBJC
de Havilland VenomFB4WR470G-DHVMSwiss AFCBJC
English Electric CanberraB(I).8WT333RAE
English Electric LightningF.6XR728JSNo. 11 Squadron RAFLPG
F.6XS904BQNo. 5 Squadron RAF/
No. 11 Squadron RAF
LPG
Folland GnatT.1XP540No. 4 FTSCBJC
Gloster MeteorNF.11WM167CBJC
Handley Page VictorK.2XM715No. 55 Squadron RAFCWJC
Hawker HunterGA.11WT806FRADUCBJC
T.8CXF994CBJC
T.7XL565YFRADUGP
Hawker Sea HawkFGA.6XE368CBJC
Hawker Siddeley NimrodMR.2XV226RAF Kinloss/
RAF St Mawgan Wing
CWJC
Hunting Jet ProvostT.3AXM365No. 1 FTSCBJC
Lockheed F-104 StarfighterG22+35jbG34
G22+57jbG34
PZL TS-11 IskraBIS B1H-1018Polish AFCWJC
SEPECAT JaguarGR.1XZ382No. 14 Squadron RAFCWJC

Previous residents

AircraftVersionRegistrationMarkingsLast UnitOwnerNotes
Folland GnatT.1XP534XR993No. 4 FTSPhoenix Aviation to South Wales Aviation Museum
Hawker Siddeley BuccaneerS.2BXW544YNo. 16 Squadron RAFT-BAG to Cotswold Airport
S.2BXX889TNo. 12 Squadron RAFT-BAG to South Wales Aviation Museum
S.2BXX894020No. 208 Squadron RAFT-BAG to Cotswold Airport
S.2BXX900No. 208 Squadron RAFCWJC to Tatenhill Airfield
SEPECAT JaguarT.2AXX145ETPSCWJC to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection
Vickers VC10K.4ZD241NNo. 101 Squadron RAFGS Scrapped

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. ↑ "Cold War jets roar at Bruntingthorpe – full report". Key Publishing. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ellis 2014, p. 131.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Ellis 2014, p. 96.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cold War Jet Collection Open Day Bruntingthorpe". Eventbrite. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Ellis 2014, p. 130.
  8. ↑ "T.8C XF994 - Classic British Jets Collection, Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "FGA.6 XE368 - Classic British Jets Collection (stored), Leicestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "T.1 XR993 - South Wales Aviation Museum, St. Athan, Wales". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 Ellis 2014, p. 129.
  12. ↑ "S.2B XW544 - The Buccaneer Aviation Group (taxiable), Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "S.2B XX889 - South Wales Aviation Museum, St. Athan, Wales". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  14. ↑ "S.2B XX894 - The Buccaneer Aviation Group, (taxiable), Cotswold Airport, Gloucestershire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  15. ↑ "S.2B XX900 - British Aviation Heritage (taxiable), Tatenhill Airport, Staffordshire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "T.2A XX145 - Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, Old Sarum Airfield, Wiltshire". Thunder and Lightnings. Retrieved 4 August 2024.

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