Cold War Jets @ Bruntingthorpe (26/08/2012)

Sorry Philip!! My Dad took ill during the day with his back…. My plan was to go round the shelters and anything else I missed in the moning and photograph them after the last fast run. As soon as the two Buccs were done I was off!! Maybe next time!!

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Brick

Hunter T.7

Cool dudes…

Tow back

Hunter T.7

Lightnings just outside their lair

… and some final Buccaneer shots where the grey one shredded some rubber on the way

Nimrod MR.2 (Ramrod)

Comet 4C

Victor K.2 Teasin Tina from afar

This visiting YAK11 done a great departure but unfortunately I was shooting against the light!

Banana Bomber time

Rolling Thunder….

Lightning F6

ex-RAF Transit crew bus

Pre-start with Mr. Ward at the controls..

Taxi for departure (we wish!)

Static burner run

Unleash the beast!

Some more!

Lightning F.6

F.3

Hunter T.7

Jet Provost T.3

L-29 Delfin

Brick S.2B again 🙂

Iskra

… Now for the rest!

Comet 4C

New Bucc on the block… XX889

L-29 Delfin (Quite impressed on the finish of this ‘new’ toy!)

Iskra (The same can also be said for this). The last time I photographed this was in 1997 and back then she was drab silver!

Jet Provost T.3

This one sat low on one side with no oleo showing so guess the seal must have gone!

Hunter T.7

Aircraft and their equipment..

Thanks guys for the comments, much appreciated!! I can only agree with Wyvernfan’s comments on the taxiing aircraft and the ground support equipment… I think the Transit could do with some TLC on the bodywork now though (maybe next cold war day?)

As much as I’m into my aviation, I just love the series Land Rovers and was very please to see how good this one looked (I actually took quite a few shots of her during the day as she sped around the airfield)

Nice photos of a very good day. I always find Bruntingthorpe quite a magical but also a friendly, relaxed place, with so much going on involving mostly actual live airframes. And for me its not just the fast runs that make this a worthwhile event. Watching and hearing the aircraft taxi back round the perimeter after their runs makes me feel quite nostalgic. The Cold War Jets days are now eagerly anticitated by me.

Also i have to agree about the RAF Landrover, and indeed the LPG’s old (and battered) Transit crew bus. Having period ground support vehicles there too all adds to the atmosphere and general ‘active’ feel of the place :).

Rob

Nice photos Phil, expecially the one of “TBAG-2” the landrover.

Great pics thx for sharing.

Awesome shot!!!! i really like 😉

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Jet Provost T.3

T.4

Iskra

Nimrod MR.2

Nice example of an ex-RAF Land Rover Series III

L-29 Delfin

Canberra B.6 MOD