Tina Comes In For the Night

Tina was carefully towed in to the Manheim Car Auction hangar at Bruntingthorpe by Dave Walton and our engineering team wing walkers on Friday 23rd March.  She had a roof over her head for one night only to form the back drop for the Vulcan to the Sky Trust’s event on the Saturday to  commemorate the last RAF flight of Vulcan XH558.  Then back out in the cold!!!  Obliging lady – anything to help with Roy as guardian!!  Lots of hard prep work and an exhausting day – but the favourable comments from the Vulcan brethren were well received.

Nicely done Dave

Snugged in and enjoying the atmosphere

Cold War Jets Open Day Sunday 27th May

Work is well in hand preparing Tina for the Open Day on 27th March.  Roy and Bill are washing down after the hard winter and the engineering team are well into the maintenance schedule.  The event will be centred on the south western end of the runway due to the car storage so the backdrop will be different for photographs.  Gates open at 9am and we will be with the aircraft to meet you before the fast runs start at 11am.  Our Victor memorabilia will be on sale from our tent in the concessionary area.  Hope to see you there.

Wash down starts

Update on our First Day Covers

The project is still alive.  Unfortunately, the deterioration of the Ascension Island runway leading to the cessation of the Voyager staging through to Mount Pleasant has affected our timescales.  We are still awaiting the opportunity to fly the covers on the airbridge through Ascension to the Falklands and will let everyone know when achieved.  We will then be able to offer for sale first day covers signed by Martin Withers and the White 2 crew of Victor XL189 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Black Buck 1 mission.

XL189 Filler

Hot News – Jet Thunder Event Sunday 27th August

Contrary to earlier postings – and with Mr David Walton’s kind permission – there will be a Cold War Jet Thunder Day on Sunday 27th August 2017 at Bruntingthorpe Airfield, Bath Lane, Bruntingthorpe LE17 5QS.  

Some of the jewels of British aviation heritage will be on display and giving fast taxi demonstrations along the 2 mile runway.  The participants expected: Victor K2 XM715, 2 x Blackburn Buccaneers, English Electric Canberra WT333, Vickers VC-10K ZD241, Jet Provost, plus the Delphin.

Gates open from 9am. Tickets £15 pp at the Gatehouse on the day. Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult bearing a valid ticket.

No Cold War Jets Open Day August 27th

Reluctantly, Dave Walton has cancelled the next Cold War Jets Open Day scheduled for Sunday August 27th due to the large number of car movements at the moment on Bruntingthorpe airfield.  He will be liaising with the preservation groups and individuals to see if a few smaller activities with a few aircraft can take place which would only need smaller numbers of vehicles to be moved clear of the aircraft manoeuvring areas.  We will notify on the web of any demonstration planned by Teasin’ Tina so hope we will be seeing you all again soon.

Come and see Teasin’ Tina on Sunday

It is Open Day at the Cold War Jets Museum Bruntingthorpe on Sunday.  The demonstration running order is:

11.00.     VC.10.
11.30.    2 Buccaneers
12.00.     Comet
12.30.    Canberra.
1.00.      Iskra and Delphin
1.30.      Nimrod
2.00.      2 Jet Provosts
2.30.      Iskra                         
2.35       BBMF Spitfire               Fly past
2.40.      Lightning
3.00       2 Hunters
3.30       2 Buccaneers
4.00.      Victor
The Victor team will be on hand during the day in their Merchandise Tent where there is plenty to browse, buy and get signed.  See you there!!

Black Buck 1 Anniversary First Day Covers

We are planning to arrange a philatelic treat to our supporters.   We recently commemorated the Black Buck 1 mission at Bruntingthorpe.  As part of this celebration we have arranged with the Adjutant of the Canberra WT333 Team to produce a series of Black Buck first day philatelic covers.

To commemorate the historic flight of Victor XL189  on Black Buck 1 we have produced 189 numbered covers to be flown on a flight from the UK to Ascension, the Falklands and return.  They will be Ascension Island postmarked over the 65p Vulcan stamp.  They will be signed by Martin Withers, who flew Vulcan 607, and the crew members of XL189, Bob, Glyn and Mike.  There are also 50 similar covers but with C-130 + Sea Harrier stamp instead  plus a few stamped with other aircraft stamps in the Ascension Island series.  All have appropriate fillers.

ALL WERE CARRIED ON BOARD TEASIN TINA XM715 ON THE AIRCRAFT RUN ON 30TH APRIL 35th. 

 

The first day cover- White 2 returns to Wideawake

 

 

 

 

 

 

We await the resumption of direct flights from Ascension Island to the Falklands but in the meantime if you wish to show an interest please use the our contact form and we will update you on progress.

We offer a philatelic cover stamped with GB issues cancelled by the  Birmingham Special Handstamp Centre with their Leicester permanent philatelic postmark dated 30th April. They also were on board our run on 30th April.  They will be signed and for sale.

The flight crew demonstrate the First Day Covers

 

 

 

 

 

XL189 Filler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victor XM715 Filler

 

 

 

 

Black Buck 1 35th Anniversary 30th April

Black Buck 1 Veterans- on parade
Anniversary run complete

The weather was perfect, the crowd was great and we all had a good time.  Over 140 enthusiasts and Black Buck veterans attended the event at the Whittle Building, Cold War Jets Museum.  Flypast magazine organised an excellent photo shoot catering for all photographers in front of the aircraft- we even had re-enactors complete in an immersion suit.

The run was trouble free although an unfavourable cross wind meant the run was towards the thresh hold.  The boys coped with some initial computer problems but delivered the presentation and after an excellent buffet lunch, we hope our old and new friends departed happy with their experience.  We have added a few more pennies to keep Tina on the road, so thanks to you all.  I will add a gallery of the day shortly.

Tux introducing his briefing

 

 

 

 

 

Glyn enthralling us with tales of the Falklands and the Tristar air link
Mike introducing the initial section explaining how the MRR operation worked