Thanks for coming!

Thanks for the possitive coments so far guy’s. We are the owners / opperators of the Jet Provost, XN584, so after spending such a hard wet day at the airfield, it is heart warming to here such possitive comments.
We arrived at about 08-15 this morning and were soaked through to the skin till we got home this evening. It was probably the hardest open day we have ever done.
Considdering the weather, it was nothing short of a mirracle that we were able to put on a show at all, for me, the highlights were the Lightning, Victor, Canberra and the pride at seeing my son ground crew the Jet Provost by himself for the first time ever on it’s first run (belive me, it takes confidence to stand out in front of all those camera’s, as they will record your every mistake for ever!!!).
The Vulcan tried to steal the show, but I think the achivements of the guys who do it on next to NO buget, but produce the goods at showtime are the real stars.
Thanks to all those who came along, and we hope you had a good day, see you again in the future, hopefully when the sun shines!!!!!!!!!

Looking good for tomorrow.

Hi All
We just got home from Bruntingthorpe, after a long hard day. All is looking very good for tomorrow, I belive the Lightning lads have a supprise up there sleeves, which should be great, the Hunter and Jet Provost WILL both be running and are already possitioned on the flight line as I write this.
The rest of the Museum has been re-aranged, with a very impresive cockpit line up which includes a German F-4 Phantom cockpit just in from Poland.
The Super Guppy has been cleansd and is gleaming, and quite a few stalls were being set up as well.
The Vulcan XH558, will be out in the fresh air, with talk of an APU run and flying control demonstration and possibly an engine run later in the day.
So please come along and say hello, it should be a greatday out.

May 25th open / run day.

Yet another great reason to come along to the open / run day on May 25th.
Great work guy’s.

Sorry!

Hi Andy
Sorry if I gave the impresion you guys were taking it easy! I shold have known better! It was Lee who ran B.A.H.’s Bucc for a while, and I spent most of the day trying to get some corroded screws out of our stbd tip light lens without breaking it, got there in the end, but over 4 hours, just to change a duff bulb, I am only glad the weather played ball again.
I bet people on this forum think it must be great to own a runner! just turn up on a Saturday, pull off a few covers, climbe in and play at being Biggles, if only it was that easy. I chalange any of them to come down on a January Saturday and have a go!! you know what I mean!!!
Anyway, I will say sorry again and encourage all to come along an meet us all on May 25th, it looks like it could be a great day.

Bruntingthorpe runners

Bruntingthorpe.
Victor, 2 x Lightning’s, Comet, Iskra, Canberra, 2 x Buccaneer’s, 2 x Jet Provost’s, Hunter at the moment.
A Hunter T-8 is nearing completion, the Sea Vixen has run in the recent past, and may run again soon and if an engine can be found, the German Starfighter may run one day.

Open day info.

Mostlyharmless, please see new thread re open day.