The Bruntingthorpe Lightning Preservation Group's "Stop Press" Page

"STOP PRESS"

NEW WEB SPACE:-

This site will be moving to new web space some time before 21 Feb 08 with the result that previously stored BOOKMARKS/FAVOURITES/HISTORY links might not work!

The URL for the LPG site:- www.lightnings.org.uk
WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.

The URL for the Forum/Message board remains:-

http://lpgxs904xr728.proboards20.com

If you experience a problem then please type these directly into your Browser Address Bar.

Saturday 23rd February 2008

LATE AFTERNOON AFTERBURNER EXTRAVAGANZA!

Join us for this special STATIC burner twilight photographer's event.
Limited to first 250 applicants

Tickets £20.00. Gates open 3.00pm.

Send cheques to Richard Norris, 2 Springhill, Little Staughton, Beds, MK44 2BS, make payable to" LPG".

Or select "Twilight Special" in the On Line Shop and use Paypal

The next Bruntingthorpe Full Open Day date has yet to be finalized.

We are currently awaiting the 2008 Open Day programme and will publish it as soon as details become available

"Put a lid on it!
FlyPast Magazine
QRA Shed Roof Funding Appeal

Why not join our growing band of sponsors?

Click the link or image for details

"ON LINE SHOP"

Now Available!

Visit our new "Ikonboard" format Message & Forum Boards

Brian Carroll, one of our resident LPG pilots has a trip in the "Thunder City" Lightning T5
Read his story!

Lightning F MK 6 Pilot's Notes and Flight Reference Cards, & T Mk 5 Pilot's Notes are now available on CD-ROM. The full manual in Portable Document Format (PDF) including all illustrations, system and performance diagrams! High resolution and suitable for on screen enlargement or printing, the disc will run on both PC and Apple Mac.(Adobe ACROBAT READER or equivalent PDF reader software is required but this can be downloaded free from www.adobe.com.)Price £10 (Pilot's Notes), or £5 (Flight Reference Cards) + £1 p&p.(Please make cheques payable to "LPG")

Order now by E-mail from richard@lightnings.org.uk or contact Richard Norris, 2 Springhill, Little Staughton, Beds., MK44 2BS (Tel: 01234 378827).
or chris@lightnings.org.uk Chris Norris, Linford House, Old Newark Road, Coddington,Newark, Notts, NG24 2QF, TEL:- 01636 700482
The Bruntingthorpe airfield web site www.jetman.dircon.co.uk/brunty/ also has details about past and future events......but please come back here after you have had a look! (This is the site to visit for details about Bruntingthorpe airfield, it's past and present, including full information on events that are planned, which include displays by the Lightning Preservation Group as well as all the other Bruntingthorpe based aviation groups).

QRA DAY's on 05 MAY 2002, 15 JULY 2001 and COLD WAR JETS OPEN DAY on 15 SEPT 02 and SEPT 2001: -

" A GREAT SUCCESS!"

"LIGHTNING REACTIONS"

"QRA Day" 15 July 2001 Press Report

Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome echoed to the thunder of Lightning jet fighters when the Lightning Preservation Group (LPG) held a fund raising day on Sunday 15th July. The Group's aim is to rebuild the hangars which used to house Lightnings when they were at the sharp end of Britain's defences in the Cold War. The Quick Reaction Alert hangars, usually known simply as "Q-Sheds", used to be sited at the end of the runway at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, so the Lightnings could respond immediately to any intrusion by the Russians into UK airspace.

The aircraft are no longer allowed to fly, but in their heyday they could fly at twice the speed of sound (1500mph) and were designed to climb to 50,000 feet (10 miles high) within 6 minutes of starting the engines! When they were withdrawn from RAF service in 1988, the LPG was formed to stop the only truly supersonic fighter designed by Britain from being scrapped.

Enthuses LPG President Richard Norris, "Everyone had a great day, there is still enormous enthusiasm from the public when the Lightnings are fast-taxied down the runway with their afterburners blazing! Almost 1000 people came to enjoy the day and through their generosity we have raised another £5000 towards our target of £50,000. On September 2nd there is another open day in partnership with British Aviation Heritage, and by the end of the year we aim to start Phase 1 of the museum project, to shot-blast, paint and erect the framework of the hangars. The rate of progress will then depend on the generosity of supporters."

Donations of any size are welcomed, and if you give £50 or more then your name (or a name of your choice) will be permanently displayed on a Roll of Honour inside the hangar. Please make any donations payable to 'LPG', c/o Richard Norris, 2 Springhill, Little Staughton, Beds., MK44 2BS (Tel: 01234 378827).