Cold War Jets Collection facts for kids
| Location | Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome |
|---|---|
| Type | Aerospace museum |
| Collection size | 35+ |
The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) is 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 host 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 is open on Sundays from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm when aircraft are displayed. Demonstrations of fast taxi runs are carried out on the two open days held each year, usually May Bank Holiday Sunday and August Bank Holiday Sunday. Individual Groups also hold events of there aircraft, these include fast taxi runs, static engine runs, photoshoots etc
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 | |||
| English Electric Lightning |
F.6 | XR728 | JS | No. 11 Squadron RAF | LPG | |
| F.6 | XS904 | BQ | No. 5 Squadron RAF/ No. 11 Squadron RAF |
LPG | ||
| de Havilland Sea Vixen |
FAW.2 | XJ494 | 121 | A&AEE | Classic British Jets Collection | |
| Handley Page Victor |
K.2 | XM715 | No. 55 Squadron RAF | CWJC | ||
| Hawker Hunter Hawker Hunter |
GA.11 | WT806 | FRADU | Classic British Jets Collection | ||
| Hawker Hawker Hunter |
T.7 | XL565 | Y | FRADU | GP | |
| Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
S.2B | XW544 | Y | No. 16 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | |
| S.2B | XX894 | 020 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | ||
| S.2B | XX900 | No. 208 Squadron RAF | CWJC | |||
| Hawker Siddeley Nimrod |
MR.2 | XV226 | RAF Kinloss/ RAF St Mawgan Wing |
CWJC | ||
| Hunting Jet Provost |
T.3A | XM365 | 1 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | ||
| Hunting Jet Provost |
T.5 | XW290 | 1 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | ||
| PZL TS-11 Iskra |
BIS B | 1H-1018 | Polish AF | CWJC | ||
| Vickers VC10 |
K.4 | ZD241 | N | No. 101 Squadron RAF | GS | |
| de Havilland Venom |
FB4 | WR470 | G-DHVM | Swiss AF | Classic British Jets Collection | |
| de Havilland Comet |
4C | XS235 | G-CPDA | DTEO | CWJC |
Static aircraft
| Aircraft | Version | Registration | Markings | Last Unit | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
F-104G | 22+35 | jbG34 | |||
| Lockheed F-104G Starfighter |
F-104G | 22+57 | jbG34 | |||
| Dassault Mystere |
IVA | 85 | 8-MV | French AF | CWJC | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar |
T.2A | XX145 | ETPS | CWJC | ||
| Folland Gnat |
T.1 | XP540 | 4 FTS | Classic British Jets Collection | ||
| Folland Gnat |
T.1 | XP534 | XR993 | 4 FTS | Phoenix Aviation | |
| Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer |
S.2B | XX889 | T | No. 12 Squadron RAF | T-BAG | |
| SEPECAT Jaguar |
GR.1 | XZ382 | No. 14 Squadron RAF | CWJC |
