Here are a few shots taken during the Bentwaters Aviation Society members tour of the airfield last Sunday.
Which allowed access to the privately owned side of the base.
Photo 1 – Control Tower
Photo 2 – Inside control tower
Photo 3 – Artwork inside control tower
Photo 4 – Inside the blast tunnel in the Hush house (engine test building)
Photo 5 – Weapons storage area also known as ‘Hot Row’
Photo 6 & 7 – Artwork inside one of the 92nd TFS buildings
Photo 8 – Jaguar GR.1A XX741 under restoration by the Bentwaters Cold War Museum in one of the hardened aircraft shelters
Photo 9 – Lightning F.53 ZF581 nose section under restoration by the Bentwaters Cold War Museum in one of the hardened aircraft shelters
By: ghaynes - 27th October 2011 at 22:39
Just to clarify that we do actually have the complete Lightning and not just the cockpit. As has been said already, it is ex-Saudi F.53, ZF581, formerly on display at Rochester Airport.
Regards.
Graham
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
By: ghaynes - 27th October 2011 at 22:39
Just to clarify that we do actually have the complete Lightning and not just the cockpit. As has been said already, it is ex-Saudi F.53, ZF581, formerly on display at Rochester Airport.
Regards.
Graham
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
By: ghaynes - 27th October 2011 at 22:35
Hi Ron,
Long time, no speak 🙂
No progress to report. Doubt it will ever happen now.
Regards.
Graham
Very, VERY cool!!!! I look forward to coming across the pond someday and seeing both up close. The Jaguar has been one of my favorites ever since seeing it in an episode of “The Sandbaggers” on PBS when I was in high school, and got to see a Lightning very briefly from a bus somewhere in Kuwait. Any progress on, ahhh, “acquiring” a certain F-101A???
Cheers!
Ron Easley
By: ghaynes - 27th October 2011 at 22:35
Hi Ron,
Long time, no speak 🙂
No progress to report. Doubt it will ever happen now.
Regards.
Graham
Very, VERY cool!!!! I look forward to coming across the pond someday and seeing both up close. The Jaguar has been one of my favorites ever since seeing it in an episode of “The Sandbaggers” on PBS when I was in high school, and got to see a Lightning very briefly from a bus somewhere in Kuwait. Any progress on, ahhh, “acquiring” a certain F-101A???
Cheers!
Ron Easley
By: bigron427 - 27th October 2011 at 00:01
Very, VERY cool!!!! I look forward to coming across the pond someday and seeing both up close. The Jaguar has been one of my favorites ever since seeing it in an episode of “The Sandbaggers” on PBS when I was in high school, and got to see a Lightning very briefly from a bus somewhere in Kuwait. Any progress on, ahhh, “acquiring” a certain F-101A???
Cheers!
Ron Easley
By: bigron427 - 27th October 2011 at 00:01
Very, VERY cool!!!! I look forward to coming across the pond someday and seeing both up close. The Jaguar has been one of my favorites ever since seeing it in an episode of “The Sandbaggers” on PBS when I was in high school, and got to see a Lightning very briefly from a bus somewhere in Kuwait. Any progress on, ahhh, “acquiring” a certain F-101A???
Cheers!
Ron Easley
By: SADSACK - 26th October 2011 at 23:35
re;
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
I would guess its with the rest of the collection at Norwich airport?
By: SADSACK - 26th October 2011 at 23:35
re;
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
I would guess its with the rest of the collection at Norwich airport?
By: brewerybod - 26th October 2011 at 22:02
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
No, its from ex Saudi air force example ZF581 which came from Rochester and is being restored by the Bentwaters Cold War Museum.
By: brewerybod - 26th October 2011 at 22:02
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
No, its from ex Saudi air force example ZF581 which came from Rochester and is being restored by the Bentwaters Cold War Museum.
By: tarkey - 26th October 2011 at 20:26
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
By: tarkey - 26th October 2011 at 20:26
Is that the Lightning Cockpit that graced RAD Coltishall and belonged to Mick Jennings
By: brewerybod - 26th October 2011 at 16:30
Looking forward to how the Jaguar display progresses 🙂
Latest progress on the museums aircraft are on the BCWM website.
By: brewerybod - 26th October 2011 at 16:30
Looking forward to how the Jaguar display progresses 🙂
Latest progress on the museums aircraft are on the BCWM website.
By: j_jza80 - 26th October 2011 at 11:31
Looking forward to how the Jaguar display progresses 🙂
By: j_jza80 - 26th October 2011 at 11:31
Looking forward to how the Jaguar display progresses 🙂
By: SADSACK - 25th October 2011 at 23:49
re;
nice shots, I still miss the A10s bellowing over the house on the way to Wainfleet Sands!
By: SADSACK - 25th October 2011 at 23:49
re;
nice shots, I still miss the A10s bellowing over the house on the way to Wainfleet Sands!
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