RAF Museum at Hendon..
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RAF Museum at Hendon..
.. to be renovated, and £25 million set aside for the most elderly of veterans.
All well and good and it's good to see the Budget setting aside money for units involved in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. And George is now about to even commemorate Agincourt by setting aside a million quid.
But hey, let's still sack some servicemen and women just weeks from an immediate pension. Great.
All well and good and it's good to see the Budget setting aside money for units involved in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. And George is now about to even commemorate Agincourt by setting aside a million quid.
But hey, let's still sack some servicemen and women just weeks from an immediate pension. Great.
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Perhaps they'll put some decent lighting in there, and make sure that all of it is open at the same time.
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I think the money would be better spent at Cosford getting the C-130 under cover and the VC when it gets there. GJD are making steady progress on dismantling "Bob" at Bruntingthorpe according to the photos on their Facebook page.
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agreed ref getting the Hercules and the 10 under cover. My fear is they will do to the 'K' what Hendon did to the Beverley.
agreed ref getting the Hercules and the 10 under cover. My fear is they will do to the 'K' what Hendon did to the Beverley.
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Yes just like Cosford Trident, the VC10 and the Conway 707 but at least the Brit was saved and given a Transport Command paint job
But sometimes you wonder about the RAF 'museum'
But sometimes you wonder about the RAF 'museum'
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They should move the entire contents of Cosford and Hendon to RAF Scampton. Historic airfield with a long runway and plenty of hangarage and room for expansion sympathetic to retaining the atmosphere of the place. Hendon real-estate is valuable and gagging to meet the demands of housing requirements. Scampton needs a role to ensure longevity, and a centralised focal point to 100 years of Royal Air Force is about as good as it gets.
Cosford
Cosford would be improved enormously by replacing the existing "guides" with people who know something about the aircraft in the museum. At the moment, a brummie accent appears to be the only essential.
Not to mention the South West 
Helston - Cosford - 286 miles
Carlisle - Cosford - 190 miles
Still we have got Classic Air Force at Newquay with its VC10 tanker, so it's not all gloom.
Helston - Cosford - 286 miles
Carlisle - Cosford - 190 miles
Still we have got Classic Air Force at Newquay with its VC10 tanker, so it's not all gloom.
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RAF Museum at Hendon..
.. to be renovated, and £25 million set aside for the most elderly of veterans.
All well and good and it's good to see the Budget setting aside money for units involved in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. And George is now about to even commemorate Agincourt by setting aside a million quid.
But hey, let's still sack some servicemen and women just weeks from an immediate pension. Great.
.. to be renovated, and £25 million set aside for the most elderly of veterans.
All well and good and it's good to see the Budget setting aside money for units involved in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. And George is now about to even commemorate Agincourt by setting aside a million quid.
But hey, let's still sack some servicemen and women just weeks from an immediate pension. Great.
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I thnk you will find the Trident, VC10 and B707 were still owned and maintained at BA expence. Willie Walsh decided the BA shareholders deserved a bigger dividend so decided to scrap the lot!