These activities still take place under the ownership of the. The 1st of september 2019 is the wartime memories projects 20th birthday. View all hotels near bruntingthorpe air museum on tripadvisor. Formerly a world war ii airfield, it was used extensively after the war to test jet engines. Grif has just landed a flight control job as did bettys dad who sends air mail. It could bomb, shoot rockets at ground targets or switch to guns, which were cal cal either or auto cannon and made an excellent high speed altitude interceptor. Xh558 at robin hood airport raf finningley, xl426 at southend and xm655 at wellesbourne mountford. May 28, 2017 hightlights from the bruntingthorpe aviation fast taxi open day 28th may 2017. Bruntingthorpe cold war jets collection bruntingthorpe. C walton aviation division ltd bruntingthorpe lutterworth le17 5qs. Bruntingthorpe near lutterworth in leicestershire is the place for powerful engines. Bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground weather forecast updated daily. The airfield is now bruntingthorpe aerodrome and the home of the airworthy avro vulcan xh558.
What a glorious day weatherwise, with the sun shining down. The aerodrome was formerly raf bruntingthorpe which hosted both the royal air force and the united states air force during its life current uses. Bruntingthorpe has one of the countrys longest runways and was an american airbase during world war ii. Bruntingthorpe driving experience days leicestershire. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of bruntingthorpe. Bruntingthorpe airfield and proving grounds its no coincidence that norton and triumph, are also based in leicestershire which is a neighbouring shire to worcestershire where royal enfield began life in 1893 as the enfield cycle company. Bruntingthorpe proving ground brunty nickname raf bruntingthorpe county.
We will have a mix of phone pictures and camera pictures. History bruntingthorpe airfield was constructed in 1942, for heavy bombers during world war ii, and was later used extensively by sir frank whittles powerjets company for early test and development activity on jet engined aircraft. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. We all met at coventry and drove in convoy to bruntingthorpe arriving at 8. Royal air force bruntingthorpe or more simply raf bruntingthorpe is a former royal air force station located 4. The scream of four rollsroyce avon 301r afterburning turbojets yells out across the rather busy airfield at bruntingthorpe, as a pair of english electric lightning f. We are a group of enthusiasts based at bruntingthorpe airfield near leicester who are dedicated to maintaining two of the last few remaining english electric lightning aircraft in fully functional condition. This summer month, shes in texas with her aunt clo and uncle grif. Digital copies of group photographs, scrapbooks, autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to ww2. Ranging from a victor tanker, the worlds only airworthy avro vulcan, a comet, a pair of lightning f6s housed in their qra shed as well as jet provosts, buccaneers. An old map of leicestershire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. Visit bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground on your.
Bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground weather forecast. Aston martin db9 driving experience at bruntingthorpe. Royal air force bruntingthorpe or more simply raf bruntingthorpe is a former royal air force station. I see that bruntingthorpe appears in the uk2000 vfr airfields volume2, and whilst i dont mind buying add ons for fsx it seems a bit much to buy an add on for just the one airfield im looking for. Take the m1 to junction 20, a4304 east toward husbands bosworth, a5199 used to be the a50 north toward leicester.
Visit bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground on your trip. Current conditions, warnings and historical records. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to ww2 you may have at home. Bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground weather. Firstly let me introduce you to who team lks are, the three threesters consist of mum the beach dweller, dad the avgeek and son the smark, a full time working. The half circuit is very much designed for driving experience events and is, therefore, challenging with fast straights whilst at the same time having plenty of runoff area. Bruntingthorpe in leicestershire is the current home of c walton limited, manheim auctions, big thunder events, bruntingthorpe proving ground and the bruntingthorpe aerodrome, featuring the iconic cold war jets collection as well as a number of other automotive businesses.
Planespotting viewing guides for east midlands airport. In 1954 a new airfield was constructed for the us air force and used as a strategic heavy nuclear bomber base. Bruntingthorpe airfield bruntingthorpe lutterworth le17 5qs. Raf bruntingthorpe was closed when the usaf left in 1962. Raf bruntingthorpe in the second world war 19391945 the. Towns and villages around leicester bruntingthorpe.
Bruntingthorpe air museum leicester 2020 all you need to. Initially constructed in 1942 for use by the heavy bombers of world war ii, bruntingthorpe is steeped in aviation history. Bruntingthorpe cold war jets collection uk aviation museums. The station area required a large number of administrative and service buildings, a new main hangar, a new control tower and other airfield support buildings. Lady thatcher visits the vulcan restoration project at bruntingthorpe airfield. Does anyone know of any other good quality add ons for bruntingthorpe. Bruntingthorpe aviation fast taxi open day 4k youtube. It is the home of a unique collection of mostly classic jets. Among worthy history books, written in dull academese, here was a. It is also home to the lightning preservation group whose pair of lightning f6s can be seen.
Bitteswell remained busy as ever but one increasingly prominent problem was that aircraft such as these were becoming older and with no obvious replacements appearing on the horizon. On the 23rd march that year the last airworthy avro vulcan xh558 arrived by air for c walton aviation division. Airport information including flight arrivals, flight departures, instrument approach procedures, weather, location, runways, diagrams, sectional charts, navaids, radio communication frequencies, fbo and fuel prices, hotels, car rentals, sunrise and sunset times. The aircraft xr807q and xv109z took off from raf brize norton and did a final flypast before carrying out the short trip to bruntingthorpe. The vulcan xh558 was restored to flying condition at bruntingthorpe, made many displays, and now resides at doncaster sheffield robin hood airport ex raf finningley. My driving experince day was bought for me by my parents as an 18th birthday present. Bruntingthorpe aerodrome lutterworth airport, arts. Redeveloped and significantly extended by the usaf in the 1950s, the infrastructure and 3. The site became privately owned by the chrysler motor corporation in 1973, and was then used for highperformance car testing, the testing of other vehicles, and vehicle storage. This place is situated in leicestershire county, east midlands, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 52 30 0 north, 1 6 0 west and its original name with diacritics is bruntingthorpe.
These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. Setup your trip planning widget for best results, use the customized trip planning widget for bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground on your website. Used for a short time in 1945 by frank whittles power jets company testing early meteor jet fighters. Airfield, by jeanette ingold takes place in muddy springs, texas during times of the depression. In addition, the more this page is used, the more we will promote bruntingthorpe airfield and proving ground to other inspirock users. Flying in a pegasus quantum from sywell airfield, frank dimmock flew to the cold war jets museum in buntingthorpe airfield.
Betty has lived part of each year with one of her three aunts, rotating among them every few months. Bruntingthorpe august taxi day the scream of four rollsroyce avon 301r afterburning turbojets yells out across the rather busy airfield at bruntingthorpe, as a pair of english electric lightning f. Royal enfield plans british motorcycle motorbike writer. Firstly let me introduce you to who team lks are, the three threesters consist of mum the beach dweller, dad the avgeek and son the smark, a full time working mum and dad and a student to correct us along the way. On 1 march 1957, raf bruntingthorpe was activated by strategic air command. The lpg lightning preservation group run events each year for all ages and we take great pride to make sure everyone has as much fun as they can, however it costs a lot of money to fill up a fuel tank on one of our lightnings, even more for 2 of them. Three vulcans, in 2016, remained servicable to give taxying displays. Hightlights from the bruntingthorpe aviation fast taxi open day 28th may 2017.
The announced retirement of the vulcan in 1982 played a major part in the airfield closing to company flying on 30 june 1982. It has all the advantages mentioned above, plus users to. We would encourage you to donate to the lpg as all donations and money we raise go towards keeping our lightnings alive at. History was made at bruntingthorpe on 6th april 2010 when two 101 sqn vc10s made their final flights. Personnel barracks and other buildings, such as officer housing and, recreation facilities. The site clearly had much more to offer and was gradually upgraded during world war two to become a satellite. A largely dry day on thursday with some patchy cloud but also plenty of sunshine, and it will be warm. Media in category bruntingthorpe aerodrome the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. Bruntingthorpe airfield accepts genuine emergency and precautionary diversions without charge per caa cap 667 9.
Bruntingthorpe photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The aircraft carried out a twoship flypast, breaking left and right before making their final landings. Bruntingthorpe airfield, between the m1 and a50 south of leicester. Bruntingthorpe airfield race track, leicestershire vehicles. Best recalled for use after world war two for aircraft maintenance and production involvement with various companies, bitteswell has a history as an airfield longer than previously thought as it was first used as an emergency landing ground for bramcote from the early summer of 1940. All situated within the 670acre site, there is something to meet the needs of each of our customers. A brief history of the raf vbomber force uk airfield guide. Teasin tinavictor meldrew, bruntingthorpe airfield, 2015 by paul lucas 4752 x 3168 c2.
Bruntingthorpe air museum leicester 2020 all you need. Bruntingthorpe aerodrome and proving ground is a privately owned airport near the village of. History bruntingthorpe airfield other items articles events links news surveys tips other users feedback ukga membership about ukga. Bruntingthorpe airfields of britain conservation trust uk. Microlight flight to bruntingthorpe airfield youtube. Bruntingthorpe aerodrome museum and open days tripadvisor. We are home to the bruntingthorpe aviation museum featuring an impressive collection of. The museum is only open on sundays, 1600, and you cant get access any other day due to the security because its a car test track.
It is also home to the lightning preservation group whose pair of lightning f6s can be seen carrying out fast taxi and take off runs on open days. Met office weather radar, satellite and synoptic charts. Raf bruntingthorpe bruntingthorpe military base, landmark. Saturday 5th august was central areas first event of the month at the asda charity day at bruntingthorpe airfield in leicestershire. The site became privately owned by the chrysler motor corporation in 1973, and was then used for highperformance car testing, the testing of other vehicles and vehicle storage. Bruntingthorpe airfield situated in lutterworth, leicestershire. Bruntingthorpe airport eg74 located in bruntingthorpe, england, united kingdom. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the first or second world war, please do not destroy them. Bitteswell airfields of britain conservation trust uk. It was operational between 1942 and 1962 and it is currently known as bruntingthorpe aerodrome. Airport information including flight arrivals, flight departures, instrument.
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