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English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333 Anti-Det run at

Bruntingthorpe Airfield on the 11th April 2015

 

 

The English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333 that lives at Bruntingthorpe Airfield in Leicestershire

was due one of its regular Anti-Det runs to blow away any cobwebs and to make sure the aircraft was in good order

prior to its first run in front of the public at Bruntingthorpe for the first Open Day of 2015 which is to be held on May 23rd.

 

Saturday 11th April 2015 was the day chosen for the run. The weather in the early morning was not good

with heavy rain and dark, threatening skies. Fortunately, by 10am, the rain had cleared and the Anti-Det run was a 'go'!

The aircraft was to be piloted by Bob Tuxford together with a couple of engineers who had come for the day

to tweak the engines to make sure they were running at their optimum. WT333 was to be 'Static' run from the

pan where Vickers VC-10, ZD241/N is sited which is well away from where she normally lives, alongside 'Teasin Tina',

Bruntingthorpe's resident Handley Page Victor, as a couple of the engine runs would be at full power!

 

WT333 performed faultlessly as usual, she's a real tribute to the team who look after & maintain the aircraft.

My thanks go to Stephen Reglar and all the ground crew & engineers for their hospitality and

also to Pilot Bob Tuxford for a very enjoyable and noisy day!

 

I was also able to photograph a few other aircraft on the airfield during the day including the freshly painted

Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y and very nice she looks too!

This section contains 87 unique images taken during the day:

Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Handley Page Victor K.2 XM715
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
Handley Page Victor K.2 XM715 'Teasin Tina'
Canberra WT333 & Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333's RR Avon 109
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333's RR Avon
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333's RR Avon
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333's RR Avon 109
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333's RR Avon
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy F-BTGV
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy F-BTGV
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy F-BTGV
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy F-BTGV
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ494/121
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ494/121
Hawker Hunter GA.11 WT806
Blackburn S.2B Buccaneer XX900
Hawker Hunter GA.11 WT806
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
Hawker Hunter T.7 XL565/Y
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333 & Pilot Bob Tuxford
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333 & Pilot
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 ZD241/N

 

All images are Copyright İRoger Whitcomb 2015 - www.milairpix.com

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