RAF Binbrook as it was and in 2006

Here’s a few more assorted images

How did that get there 🙂

Enjoy

Blimey, looks as if bae got a bit carried away with old walk around kit. 693 must have been like a dog on a leash for take off! she’s half way there in the photo.

320psi, Peter and all….

XR716 AQ one of the 2 display F.3s for 1987, went to Cottesmore and the other ex display airframe AR XP741 went to the CTE at RAF Manston.

Think XR718 went to Wattisham IIRC, And may still survive in some form or other……

Tim

Nice pics Andy thanks for sharing! XR718 was that a BDR aircraft?

Yes Peter I think she flew her last trip to Cottesmore and died on their fire dump for a few years later

Please correct me if Im wrong

Nice pics Andy thanks for sharing! XR718 was that a BDR aircraft?

Thought these would amuse you all, I suppose a few of you were there that day in the rain.
Practice day 24hrs earlier was perfect, show day was fowl but what a day, ended up wearing bags on feet 😀

728 awaitng JS

XS919 now at Wonderland play ground and dosent stand close inspection

773 now flying again

Old 693

And belive it or not some other aircraft were in attendance 🙂

Didnt get carried away with other stuff, all Lightnings sorry.

Thanks MJR are 724 wings in need of replacement soon then? What are the longterm plans for her as she cant stay outside forever?

peter,

the set of wings in the crate are spares for 724, and the set on the ground are a set of Saudi f53 wings from Zf577 53-668, for use in LINCAIR’s T55 project.

What are the plans for those wing sections? Spares for 724?

Regarding the picture of the Lightning wings in the packing crates Guzzineil, which building was underneath where they are standing?

I guess i will have to have a trip out there sometime soon, now that I’am back in Lincolnshire.

Tim

Xs899 being cut up, now thats an unbelivable sight.!! There is a 5 minute sequence on “Thunder and LIghtnings, a quest for power” ( Thunder city’s dvd) of the Cranfield ships being broken up by Nev and co. The longest sequence is of 899 resisting to the very last, whilst the muncher driver tries to snap the Starboard wing off. If you have ever wondered how strong a lightning really is, that sequence pretty much sums it up. Unfortunately I cant put the clip up on Key, copywright etc.

Hi Peter, I must say I dont remember it at all.

Here’s a few more all early stuff

XS899 was cut up at Cranfield in 92

Enjoy, will post some more tomorrow night with an update on how 904’s run went

Cheers

You have to ask Andy? Please post away I miss binbrook but will still visit there hopefully next time home!
Does anyone remember the old HQ in my earlier post?

Hi all, here’s a few Binbrook shots taken in 87 while we were getting closer to buying 728.
Much happier moments in Binbrooks history
Thanks for your pitures Damien, a sad sight

There’s many more were these came from if your interested ?

Tower

Q shed

Cheers

Does anyon remember the old battle HQ at Binbrook across from the crash gate in the woods? My sister and I were all over and around it but you couldnt go down more than 4 or 5 steps as it was full of water?

Nice pics Damien,any more??I take it that wall that is demolished would not have been original? Do these huts still survive?

Living not too far away from Binbrook I spent a lot of time there watching the activities so too speak, many happy hours sitting at the western end of the runway gave you an insight into the time the crews put in most days on circuit practice and from there with a steady hand you could on clear days see out towards the ranges, sad like so many other well known airfields that Binbroook has fallen too the accountants pencil.

I was at the Last Last Lightning Show in 1987 with the 45Sqn/TWCU Tornado as ground crew. We had a great time at the place, (nice sign outside the 5 Sqn line-hut “Thru these doors….”- looked good on our crewroom wall !) but how sad to see it in this state now, not unlike the current use of our own old base at Honington. And the Lightning stuck outside after all the effort made to fly it in from Shawbury, the guys involved must be gutted to have to face this situation. No taxi way and hangars presumably priced beyond their reach and probably stuffed with grain. Hats of to you for not throwing in the towel in the face of such odds. If only we had that sort of dedication to historical artifacts at the higher levels of the museum at DX. 🙁

There should be another steam locomotive there somewhere, an LMS Crab.

Neither has had much (if any) work done on them since arriving.

Regards,

Dan

Thanks! another lightning in need of paint