The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) was a museum based at
Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome and Proving Ground is a privately-owned former airport near the village of Bruntingthorpe, Leicestershire to the south of Leicester. It was opened as RAF Bruntingthorpe in 1942.
History
The aerodrome was origin ...
, a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
station located near
Lutterworth
Lutterworth is a market town and civil parish in the Harborough district of Leicestershire, England. The town is located in southern Leicestershire, close to the borders with Warwickshire and Northamptonshire. It is located north of Rugby ...
,
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. New developments have since come to fruition throughout 2021, with the hope of reopening the museum on a nearby site but still on the current airfield.
As of 2022 this development is progressing well, new hard standing for aircraft has now been built along with new public car parking. The Museum hosted its first public event on the new site in November 2022, marking the first step before reopening fully.
Taxiable aircraft
Aircraft currently in a taxiable state, are:
Static aircraft
References
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External links
Lightning Preservation Group
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Aerospace museums in England