Cold war jets Bruntingthorpe


24th August was the day for fans of aircraft from the cold war to gather at Bruntingthorpe airfield in Leicestershire. Many iconic aircraft were on display and quite a few were fast taxied down the runway. Aircraft present included Buccaneer, Lightning, Harrier, Victor, Nimrod and VC10. Also present were some wonderful flying models of the Lightning, Vulcan and VC10.

Hope you like the pictures.
Large flying model Lightning being prepared for flight.
Large model Lightning being prepared for flight.

BAC Jet Provost taxiing on the runway.
BAC Jet Provost.

RAF Blackburn Buccaneer taxiing on the runway.
Blackburn Buccaneer.

Blackburn Buccaneer with wings part folded taxiing along the runway.
Buccaneer with wings part folded.

Royal Navy Buccaneer taxiing along the runway.
Royal Navy Buccaneer.

RAF Buccaneer rolling.
RAF Buccaneer.

RAF Buccaneer starts its fast taxi.
RAF Buccaneer.

Royal Navy Buccaneer starts its run.
Royal Navy Buccaneer.

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod turning on the runway.
HS Nimrod.

Head on with the Nimrod.
Head on with the Nimrod.

View of the cockpit area of the Nimrod.
Nimrod office.

Large model Vulcan in flight.
Large flying model Vulcan.

Large flying model Vulcan banking away from the audience.
Underside view of the Vulcan model.

Large model Vulcan doing a fly by.
Large model Vulcan.

Large model Vulcan turning towards the camera.
Turning towards the camera.

Large model Vulcan doing a low level fly by.
Low level Vulcan.

Large model Vulcan climbing.
Large model Vulcan.

Large model Vulcan climbing to the blue.
Flying away to the blue.

Large model Vulcan landing safely.
Vulcan model landing.

Large model VC10 doing a fly by.
Large model Vickers VC10.

Large model VC10 turning away.
Vickers VC10 model.

Large model VC10 landing.
VC10 landing.

Large model VC10 taxis back.
Vickers VC10.

Aero L29 Delfin taxiing.
Aero L29 Delfin.

Large EE Lightning flying model.
English Electric Lightning.

Underside view of large EE Lightning flying model.
Underside view of EE Lightning.

EE Lightning model taxiing in.
EE Lightning model taxiing.

Civil Airliner taking to the sky.
Takeoff!

Victor tanker taxiing past Tristars.
HP Victor taxiing past decomissioned Tristars. 

English Electric Lightning face on to the camera.
EE Lightning.

Lightning engages reheat.
Lightning engages reheat.

EE Lightning taxis back along the runway.
English Electric Lightning.

Spitfire performs a low pass.
Spitfire.

BBMF Hurricane performs a low pass.
Hawker Hurricane.

Hurricane performs a fly by.
Hurricane fly by.

Buccaneer taxis by.
RAF Buccaneer.

Buccaneer with wings folded.
RAF Buccaneer with wings folded.

EE Lightning with reheat on.
Lightning in full reheat.

EE Lightning with pilot. Canopy open.
Lightning pilot.

Rear view of the Lightning.
Rear view of EE Lightning.

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