New Bruntingthorpe owners want old planes gone by Nov2020...

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Re: New Bruntingthorpe owners want old planes gone by Nov202

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Cancellation of Cold War Jets open day August 2020.

Following the acquisition of C.Walton Ltd and a lease of land at Bruntingthorpe by Cox Automotive UK Ltd.
the August open day will not take place.
This brings to an end many years of Cold War Jets Open days.

This news will be a huge disappointment to aviation enthusiasts across the UK and worldwide.

Every aircraft based at Bruntingthorpe has its own unique and distinguished history
which has been preserved by teams of dedicated volunteers.

Bruntingthorpe has been the focal point of UK jet aviation preservation for over 30 years.
Many amazing aircraft have been saved, restored and maintained in fast taxi condition.
...and more text...

Source :?:
A reliable source, indeed.... :!:

Confirmation is to come from other sources as well over the next few days, I suppose.... :|
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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Re: New Bruntingthorpe owners want old planes gone by Nov202

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An update on the current situation would seem to indicate that not all is lost (yet), as people are putting much effort in realising alternatives to keep displaying the aircraft. However, this does not mean that the taxiable aircraft will remain taxiable (or have a place to taxi in the first place):

https://www.change.org/p/cox-automotive ... tm_term=cs

Fingers crossed!
Frank Kramer

Always going forward... still can't find reverse!
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