RAF Binbrook Today?

I can officially report to say they are only demolishing the Officers Mess and Alcatraz (Accomadation block).
There is no other buildings being pulled down.
It is sad to see them come down but they have over the years got into a bad state so they are now being demolished.I shall try and post some pictures up later on in the week.

Thought it best to post here instead of creating another Binbrook thread. Apparently the JCB’s are at work at Binbrook removing the officers mess as well as other buildings.. sad day!!!

Remember it will as a visitor and a Binners player….

Also, when the event moved to Brize and the Brize Bomb, played for Brize – but it was never the same. I my opinion it should off stopped!

Sod the parrafin burners etc talking about Binbrook any one remember the yearly event The Binbrook Bomb I certainly do as I played in it a few times what a time that was

a small correction..

The cause of the accident was actually a loss of control. The ventral did indeed fail to transfer fully which led to an unusual aircraft C of G. The pilot lost control whilst performing a manoeuvre that was outside the release to service of the aircraft…and ejected! SF

1988, sitting in local watching the air display Lightning and doing some admin, when my assistant informs me he can see a parachute…

Actually 19th March 1987, when Flt.Lt Barry Lennon of 5 Sqn, had to vacate F.3 XP707 during a practice for the forthcoming display season, when the engine flamed out in a negative g turn owing to a slow feeding ventral tank.

Nice pictures on your site Daz.

As I said brought a tear to the eye!

Dr bish i have sent you a pm 🙂

1988, sitting in local watching the air display Lightning and doing some admin, when my assistant informs me he can see a parachute…

Aircraft just misses the de-tuner and lands in the farmers field, about 20 feet from the airfield boundary. Not a lot of noise really when in crashed.

Chuffed to bits that the pilot was okay, even better when I sounded the crash alarm during morning prayers…. Priceless.

Mind you not so lucky for the pilot at Linton On Ouse when he crashed during a display practice, give me a twitchy time sitting in the Runway Caravan!

The Plough. That takes me back. 1977 S/L Brindle was display pilot.
XS899 sheared off a noseleg and XR752 did without u/c altogether.

Hi Newbie here….

Did a google search for RAF Binbrook and came across this site.

Brought back some good memories, shame the place is going down hill far too rapidly.

Any interest to anyone, I was based at Binbrook between 1986 and 1988, you would find me in Air Traffic, The Marquis of Granby, which I believe has been converted into flats or offices and The Plough.

Martin, Ive done some home work and found out it was the ‘transmitter building’ TACAN

Cheers 🙂

Many thanks 320psi ! That’s ceretainly something I’d never had guessed at ; as my usual interests are WWII-era I only considered ‘fuel’ or ‘generator’ …….

Certainly looks like the older style TACAN building, and some of the kit left outside, but unusual having that blast wall, Binners must have expected to go ‘toe to toe’ with the Ruskies at some time!

I think there’s a gap in the book market for a small monograph entitled ‘The QRA Lightnings’…..;)

But seriously, one book that does give a little coverage and some rather good photos of the Binbrook QRA is Bruce Barrymore Halpenny’s ‘EE/BAC Lightning’ ( Osprey Air Combat, 1984 )

I certainly wouldn’t recommend the book as the best ever on Lightnings, but the author lived very close to Binbrook and made several visits in 1982-1984, getting some interesting pics which I haven’t seen elsewhere – including a double-page spread of a Lightning taxying out of the hangar and an interior view of the crews’ quarters.

It’s long OOP but can easily be picked up from specialist aviation bookdealers for a few quid.

On standby, partucularly on the Q1 status, was there a system to have the engines pre-warmed (for want of a tech term) so that they literally could jump in a go…….from cold

The nose section is, I think – the wings and fuselage are from various Saudi Lightnings but others on here will probably know quite a lot more than I do.

Thanks Martin, I didn’t know she was the sister to the Cranfield bird!!

Excellent pictures! Any news on the Twin seat??

This is how XS457 looked yesterday……

sorry to turn this into a QRA Q&A post but i find the whole QRA subject fascinating, but what was the REACTION TIME, between getting the call and being actually airbourne.

Leuchars shed, circa 2006.

Apologies for the poor quality pics, taken on a camera phone in the middle of my night shift, waiting for Aircrew (as always!) to show up!