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Bruntingthorpe Aircraft Collection Photoshoot

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On the 17th of November 2013 pretty much the entire collection of aircraft held at

Bruntingthorpe Airfield in Leicestershire was put on display in a special one-off Photoshoot.

The event was held to showcase the collection but also to enable enthusiasts to see

3 Vickers VC-10's together for the last time before ZA147 is scrapped, XR808 'Bob' goes to Cosford

& the last one, ZD241 is kept as a runner for fast taxying at Bruntingthorpe. (That's the current thinking anyway!).

The lineup of 28 aircraft on the runway, really an awesome sight to behold, included,

3 x Vickers VC-10's, BAe Nimrod MR.2P, XV226, Handley Page Victor K.2, XM715,

De Havilland Comet 4.C, XS235, English Electric Canberra B(I)8/B.6 MOD WT333,

2 x English Electric Lightning F.6's, XS904 & XR728, 4 x Jet Provosts, XM365, XP672, XN584 & XN582,

3 x Hawker Hunters, XX467, WT806, & XL565. 3 x Blackburn S.2B Buccaneers, XX900, XW544 & XX889,

BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2, ZD610, Lockheed F-104G Starfighter, 22+35, De Havilland Sea Vixen, XJ494,

Sepecat Jaguar, XZ382, Dassault Mystere, 8-MV, Gloster Meteor, 4X-FNA, L-29 Delphin, 53,

Scottish Aviation Jetstream T.1, XX494 & Westland Scout AH.1, XT630.

We were also lucky to catch Tornado GR1, ZA326, being towed to its new hangar prior to reassembly.

 

This was a truly memorable event which, I hope, will one day be repeated, my thanks go to

everyone at Bruntingthorpe for all their hard work and also for providing the cherry picker which

provided some great photo opportunities... I went up twice!

 

This section contains 126 unique images taken during the event

  

Just click on a thumbnail for a full sized image.

De Havilland Comet 4.C 'Canopus' XS235
BAe Nimrod MR.2P XV226
Vickers VC-10's XR808 'Bob', ZA147/F & ZD241/N
3x VC-10's XR808 'Bob', ZA147/F & ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 C.1K XR808 'Bob'
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
Vickers VC-10 C.1K XR808 'Bob'
Vickers VC-10 K.3 ZA147/F
De Havilland Comet 4.C 'Canopus' XS235 (G-CPDA)
Vickers VC-10 C.1K XR808 'Bob'
Vickers VC-10 C.1K XR808 'Bob'
Vickers VC-10 K.4 ZD241/N
3x VC-10's XR808 'Bob', ZA147/F & ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10's XR808 'Bob', ZA147/F & ZD241/N
Vickers VC-10 C.1K XR808 'Bob'
BAe Nimrod MR.2P XV226 & Victor K.2 XM715
Vickers VC-10's XR808 'Bob', ZA147/F & ZD241/N
De Havilland Comet 4.C 'Canopus' XS235 (G-CPDA)
BAe Nimrod MR.2P XV226
Handley Page Victor K.2 XM715
Bruntingthorpe Photoshoot Lineup
BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2 ZD610/N
English Electric Lightning F.6 XR728/JS
Westland Scout AH.1 XT630/X
English Electric Lightning F.6 XS904/BQ
BAe Sea Harrier FRS.2 ZD610/N
Westland Scout AH.1 XT630/X
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CZAW Sportcruiser G-CGJL Flyover
CZAW Sportcruiser G-CGJL Flying over cherry picker
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Westland Scout AH.1 XT630/X
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ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
ETPS Tornado GR.1 ZA326
De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XJ494/121
Hawker Hunter GA.11 WT806
3x Vickers VC-10's & DH Comet 4.C XS235
Dassault Mystere IVA 8-MV

 

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