Nimrod at Bruntingthorpe

[VulcanXH558]

Can anyone tell me when the nimrod will be landing at bruntingthorpe Airfield?
and also if it will be taxing on the open day the end of may?

[Mayfly]

Hi welcome to IA, why not pop onto the mew members thread and say hello - I notice new members get a better response to their questions if they do.....

There have been a few hints that it won't be too far in the future but no specifics - I don't think they like to advertise it really.

Do you live in the Bruntingthorpe area? as so far most of the deliveries of military a/c have been announced in the morning on the news.

They said on Look North this morning that the Nimrod is going into Elvington today, but they also said it Elvington will be the only museum in the world to boast an operational Nimrod??????????

If the one for B/T is serviceable to taxi I can't see that they wouldn't.

[Xplumberlives]

Can anyone tell me when the nimrod will be landing at bruntingthorpe Airfield?
and also if it will be taxing on the open day the end of may?

I may go MUSHROOM hunting on the 27th of April!

[Gaz]

Can anyone tell me when the nimrod will be landing at bruntingthorpe Airfield?
and also if it will be taxing on the open day the end of may?

I may go MUSHROOM hunting on the 27th of April!

Still nothing concrete yet though

[Sickbag_andy]

Can anyone tell me when the nimrod will be landing at bruntingthorpe Airfield?
and also if it will be taxing on the open day the end of may?

I may go MUSHROOM hunting on the 27th of April!

b**ger - I shall be in Italy

[Gaz]

Like I say, it's VERY MUCH up in the air (No pun intended)

[Gully]

I've also heard that somewhere between the 26th and 28th may be good for a crop of mushrooms... But then another date I'd been told has been and gone, so really no guarantee!

I'm guessing that there's quite a lot of kit to strip out of the aircraft prior to their delivery flights, so nothing can be confirmed, plus there are the issues of too many spectators to be considered.

Gully

[Gaz]

I've also heard that somewhere between the 26th and 28th may be good for a crop of mushrooms... But then another date I'd been told has been and gone, so really no guarantee!

I'm guessing that there's quite a lot of kit to strip out of the aircraft prior to their delivery flights, so nothing can be confirmed, plus there are the issues of too many spectators to be considered.

Gully

Bingo!!

[VulcanXH558]

i have heard the nimrod will be arriving to brunty this tuesday, but dont no a time yet, as soon as someone knows any info or any more please comment thanks

[Howslo]

Any further news on this?

[Between 2pm and 2:30pm would suit me best... ]

[Xplumberlives]

Any further news on this?

[Between 2pm and 2:30pm would suit me best... ]

I'll pass that on to the Captain!

[VulcanXH558]

i heard it was 11.30am, anyone agree on that?

[Sopwth]

looks like im not go to be there after all, got to go to work instead. hope one of you get some good vidio and pics.

[Dickon]

i heard it was 11.30am, anyone agree on that?

[Xplumberlives]

I'll agree to that!

[Gaz]

Down safe, just after 11:30

[Xplumberlives]

Nice work agent L!

[Dickon]

Some pics from today

[Mayfly]

Nice one Gaz - still sad tho'

[Jigsaw]

What Pam said

[Bovril]

start the TLC on her now and keep on top of it

[Xplumberlives]

start the TLC on her now and keep on top of it

Keep he serviceable, maybe able to lease her back to the RAF soon!

[Spitfire]

Brilliant video of the Nimrod landing at Brunty .... sad but at least she will 'survive'........

Now on that subject - and being but a bear of very little brain - and living, as I do, so far away from the aircraft 'scene' I would just like to ask a few dumb questions and some kind soul may be able to enlighten me.

Gaz put on Facebook that the Nimrod will be kept as one of 'OUR' taxiable aircraft ...

Now I know about the LPG operation at Brunty -- which seems to be self owned and self financing - and I've seen the Super Guppy being spruced up by public subscription - and I know other aircraft live there and are taxied .....

But how exactly does all this work??

1) Who exactly OWNS the Nimrod now?
2) What organisation will keep it taxiable?
3) I know nothing of the Bruntingthorpe set up - is it a museum as such?
4) Are people employed full time there on aircraft maintenance - or is it ALL volunteers?
5) Are all the aircraft there under one umbrella 'trust' so to speak - or are they all individually owned?
6) Who will sit in the Nimrod office if it is taxied - and who organises that?

Sorry - lots of questions - but todays fly in has just got me thinking how it all works up there .....It's all a bit mystifying for us far flung people ....

[Xplumberlives]

My answers are not exhaustive and I will be happy to bow to those with additional points!

1) Who exactly OWNS the Nimrod now? DAVID WALTON LTD.
2) What organisation will keep it taxiable? THE VOLUNTEERS THAT HE HAS WITHINN C.W.J.
3) I know nothing of the Bruntingthorpe set up - is it a museum as such? YOU CAN VISIT C.W.J. AT THE WEEKEND.
4) Are people employed full time there on aircraft maintenance - or is it ALL volunteers? ALL VOLUNTEERS.
5) Are all the aircraft there under one umbrella 'trust' so to speak - or are they all individually owned? SOME ARE INDIVIDUALLY OWNED.
6) Who will sit in the Nimrod office if it is taxied - and who organises that? EX OR CURRENT NIMROD CREW ORGANISED BY D.W.
Sorry - lots of questions - but todays fly in has just got me thinking how it all works up there .....It's all a bit mystifying for us far flung people ....

[Mayfly]

The only addition I have is

3)Besides the museum, Bruntingthorpe is now more of an industrial estate - with lots of different companies working out of there.......and the runway is used as a race track and for testing cars - along with the fact there are no airfield services it is why it was not good for 558