Accidents and Incidents
- Aviation
On 3 May 2009 during a "fast taxi" run, Handley Page Victor XM715 made an unplanned brief flight, reaching a height of between 20–30 ft before being landed. The aircraft does not have a permit to fly. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) stated that they will not be conducting an investigation. The causes have been identified as the co-pilot failing to reply to the command 'throttles back', thus resulting in the pilot having to control the throttles himself, resulting in a brief loss of control of the aircraft, causing it to rise. No legal action is to be taken by the CAA against either of the crew aboard XM715 or the operators of Bruntingthorpe Airfield.
- Non-aviation
Bruntingthorpe has been used several times (and still is) to showcase cars for Five's Fifth Gear television series, and in October 2007 racing driver Jason Plato was rushed from the circuit following a serious fire in a Caparo T1 that occurred at an estimated 150 mph (240 km/h) during filming.
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