The Cold War Jets Collection (CWJC) was a museum based on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome, a former Royal Air Force station located near Lutterworth, Leicestershire in the United Kingdom.

C Walton Ltd owned the airfield, who hosts the CWJC, this is made up of several aviation preservation groups, such as the Lightning Preservation Group (LPG), Classic British Jets Collection (CBJC), GJD AeroTech and previously the Buccaneer Aviation Group (T-BAG).

The airfield was open on Sundays from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm when aircraft were displayed. Demonstrations of fast taxi runs were carried out on the two open days held each year, usually May Bank Holiday Sunday and August Bank Holiday Sunday. Individual Groups also held events of their aircraft, these included fast taxi runs, static engine runs, photoshoots etc.

It was reported in June 2020 that the museum had closed.

The collection reopened at a new location on the edge of Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome during September 2023, based around the QRA hangars, on an invitation only basis. However the museum is now permanently closed.

Collection

Aircraft Version Registration Markings Last Unit Owner Notes BAC Jet Provost T.5A XW290 No. 1 FTS CBJC Dassault Mystère IVA 85 8-MV French AF CWJC de Havilland Comet 4C XS235 G-CPDA DTEO CWJC de Havilland Sea Venom FAW.21 WM571 CBJC de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ494 121 A&AEE CBJC de Havilland Venom FB4 WR470 G-DHVM Swiss AF CBJC English Electric Canberra B(I).8 WT333 RAE English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728 JS No. 11 Squadron RAF LPG F.6 XS904 BQ No. 5 Squadron RAF/No. 11 Squadron RAF LPG Folland Gnat T.1 XP540 No. 4 FTS CBJC Gloster Meteor NF.11 WM167 CBJC Handley Page Victor K.2 XM715 No. 55 Squadron RAF CWJC Hawker Hunter GA.11 WT806 FRADU CBJC T.8C XF994 CBJC T.7 XL565 Y FRADU GP Hawker Sea Hawk FGA.6 XE368 CBJC Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR.2 XV226 RAF Kinloss/RAF St Mawgan Wing CWJC Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM365 No. 1 FTS CBJC Lockheed F-104 Starfighter G 22+35 jbG34 G 22+57 jbG34 PZL TS-11 Iskra BIS B 1H-1018 Polish AF CWJC SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XZ382 No. 14 Squadron RAF CWJC

Previous residents Aircraft Version Registration Markings Last Unit Owner Notes Folland Gnat T.1 XP534 XR993 No. 4 FTS Phoenix Aviation to South Wales Aviation Museum Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XW544 Y No. 16 Squadron RAF T-BAG to Cotswold Airport S.2B XX889 T No. 12 Squadron RAF T-BAG to South Wales Aviation Museum S.2B XX894 020 No. 208 Squadron RAF T-BAG to Cotswold Airport S.2B XX900 No. 208 Squadron RAF CWJC to Tatenhill Airfield SEPECAT Jaguar T.2A XX145 ETPS CWJC to Boscombe Down Aviation Collection Vickers VC10 K.4 ZD241 N No. 101 Squadron RAF GS Scrapped

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External links Lightning Preservation Group