Dumfries & Galloway Aviation Museum have added a Lynx and Jaguar to their new cold war collection - and are seeking help with funding: https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/dumfriesaviation-coldwar

November 23, 2024

Graham Revill's collection of derelicts are finally up for sale - can you help Wellesbourne Wartime Museum move three of the jets? https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-us-move-the-revill-jet-collection

October 23, 2024

The RAF Waddington and Lakenheath viewing guides have been updated with current access information and new photos - https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/spotting/waddington.php https://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/spotting/lakenheath.php

October 14, 2024

RAF Coltishall Heritage Trust have been given a Jaguar - they just need to raise money for transport to get it to Coltishall. Can you help? Go on go on go on... https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bring-xz384-the-big-cat-home-to-raf-coltishall

June 13, 2024
February 09, 2024

The Solway Aviation Museum plan on saving the very last Blackburn Beverley, and are crowdfunding to raise funds: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/dougie-kerr

February 02, 2024
January 31, 2024

Mark 30 years since the Buccaneer retired from the RAF by feeding a pair of living breathing Buccs... March 30th 2024: https://www.the-buccaneer-aviation-group.com

December 30, 2023

Bournemouth Aviation Museum are crowdfunding to try and raise Β£40,000 to pay to move Sea Vixen XP924 from Yeovilton to Hurn - can you help? https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/project-cvix---back-to-base

November 20, 2023

Look I know it's not a jet, but blimey, just look - a flying Hawker Tempest! 'PR533' / G-TEMT at Sywell today...

October 10, 2023

More noisy engine run goodness! Gatwick Aviation Museum are running their Lightning and Shackleton on September 16th 2023 - see https://www.gamc.org.uk/post/our-double-engine-run-event-is-on

August 22, 2023

September 16th 2023 - another cold war jets engine run event at Bruntingthorpe... tickets selling quick!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bruntingthorpe-cold-war-jet-open-day-tickets-693169507657

August 07, 2023

Bruntingthorpe Cold War Jets Open Day - 29th April 2023… albeit in a slightly different guise...

Limited spaces available.

Follow the link posted to purchase tickets, there will be NO tickets available on the gate. So please book online to avoid disappointment.

All T&C’s available on the link.

The teams can’t wait to welcome you back!

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cold-war-jet-open-day-bruntingthorpe-tickets-516212695067

February 28, 2023

Superb news from Cornwall - the Cornwall Aviation Heritage Centre look to have arranged themselves a new home not far from their current site: https://www.facebook.com/CornwallAHC/posts/pfbid0Lsg3bUkZsKgf71WvUiKxHWBHpW8d9ouXJ4eCV1SY8zEcLLFMV52SEaaw7ceCsLVwl

December 21, 2022

When it's mid-December with a scattering of snow on the ground, frosty mornings, frozen locks on the car... it always brings back memories of the last days of the Harrier force. Retired too early, and much missed. Harrier will be the next type added to Thunder & Lightnings... #RAF #FAA #RoyalNavy #RoyalAirForce #AvGeek #Harrier #JumpJet

December 16, 2022

A fantastic addition to the IWM collection at Duxford - Vickers Valiant XD826 forward fuselage section arrived today, along with Victor XH669 nose (a Falklands/Black Buck veteran). #VickersValiant #HandleyPageVictor #RoyalAirForce #AvGeek #VBombers

December 09, 2022
December 02, 2022

#introduction from me - I'm Damien Burke, I run Thunder & Lightnings - www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk - a website about cold war military aviation in the UK. This account will mostly post related news and any significant updates from the T&L website.

#AvGeek #Aviation #History #RoyalAirForce #RoyalNavy #FleetAirArm #ArmyAirCorps #Jetnoise #ClassicJets #VBombers #AvroVulcan #HawkerHunter #EELightning #SEPECATJaguar #ScaleAircraftModelling #AviationHistory #RIPTwitter

November 20, 2022