Monday 4 August 2014 - Bruntingthorpe

Cathay Pacific Boeing 747-467 B-HUB was a morning arrival from Manchester - its final flight....

.... prior to being parted out/scrapped - its had flown from Hong Kong to the UK the previous day
Photos: Ian Busby

Wednesday 19 March 2014 - Bruntingthorpe

RAF Tristar KC1 ZD953 was an afternoon arrival from RAF Brize Norton - its final flight
prior to scrapping and joining ZE705 which had arrived the previous week....

.... RAF BAe 146 CC2 ZE700 acted as a crew ferry Photos: Nick Broome

Sunday 25 November 2012 - Bruntingthorpe

Transaero Boeing 747-346 VP-BGY which arrived at the end of October 2012....

.... remains parked up and largely intact

.... it will be parted out/scrapped in due course

RAF VC10 C1K XV106/"W" and....

.... VC10 C1K XV108/"Y" which both arrived in early November 2012 also await their fate

A general view of the location of the VC10's and the other aircraft on the airfield

RAF VC10 C1K XV104/"U" is being dismantled in the scrapping compound....

.... which also contains the remains of Air Italy Boeing 737-3Q8 I-AIGM

.... and former KLM Boeing 737-406 N858WL - ex PH-BDW

Former Olympic Boeing 747-212B SX-OAD was now lost most of its former "ASDA" scheme

RAF Nimrod MR2 XV226 is now on display in the Museum next to....

.... former Boscombe Down based Comet 4C G-CPDA - ex XS235

Other aircraft on display in the Museum include RAF Victor K2 XM715

.... a large number of "Cold War" era aircraft

.... Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 ZD610

.... Airbus Skylink Super Guppy F-BTGV

.... Portuguese Air Force Broussard 3303/G-CBGL

.... while Armée de l'Air/French Air Force Dassault Mystere IVA 85/8-MV acts as Gate Guardian

More information on the Museum which is open every Sunday between 1000 and 1600 can be found here

Wednesday 7 November 2012 - Bruntingthorpe

Two RAF VC10's arrived at Bruntingthorpe for parting out/scraping....    

.... the first aircraft to land was VC10 C1K XV106/"W"

.... which was followed in by VC10 C1K XV108/"Y"

Photos: Ian Busby

Monday 29 October 2012 - Bruntingthorpe

Transaero Boeing 747-346 VP-BGY was a morning arrival from Moscow Domodedevo 

for parting out and scrapping Photos: Ian Busby

Sunday 13 June 2010 - Bruntingthorpe

Boeing 737-36Q VP-CAK arrived on Thursday 10 June 2010

- it was formerly B-2878 with Shandong Airlines

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Former Olympic Airways Boeing 747-212B SX-OAD
remains in storage

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RAF VC 10 C1K XR807 is being parted out
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RAF Nimrod MR2 XV226 is now on display following
its recent withdrawal from front line service
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Jaguar GR1 XZ382 which is the gate guardian is in "Jaguar" colours
Photos: Gordon Stretch

Sunday 3 May 2009 - Bruntingthorpe

The "Cold War Jets Open Day" at Bruntingthorpe saw of the based

aircraft displaying on the ground including RAF Lightning F6 XX904

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Royal Navy Buccanner S2B XX894
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Swiss Air Force Hunter F58 J-4091
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Comet 4C XS235/G-CPDA was one of a number of aircraft

to carry out a high speed run down the runway

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Photos: Martin McGrath

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For more photos from the "Cold War Jets Open Day" see - ‏

http://airliners.photos.gb.com