Cold War Jets Collection

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

LocationBruntingthorpe Aerodrome

Coordinates52°29′53.09″N 1°6′35.22″W

TypeAerospace museum

Collection size18

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Cold War Jets Collection

Location	Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome
Coordinates	52°29′53.09″N 1°6′35.22″W
Type	Aerospace museum
Collection size	18
Founder	Walton Family

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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.^[1][2]

However 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.^[3]