The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) is a museum based on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, a former Royal Air Force station located near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.
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| Location | Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome |
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| 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 |
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]
However the collection reopened at a new location on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome during September 2023, based around the QRA hangars, on a inviation only basis.[3]
Collection
editPrevious 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
editCitations
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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ellis 2014, p. 131.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ellis 2014, p. 96.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cold War Jet Collection Open Day Bruntingthorpe". Eventbrite. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c 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.