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Davef68 who asked ''What else were they going to do with them?''
Well having wished I could have seen some examples of previous RAF aircraft which have all long gone I would have liked to have seen as many as possible preserved in as good a condition as possible. Yes, I know it all takes money but look around at how much is being needlessly wasted - there is a lot of it around. Some would inevitably be dumped for scrap but I do think that most of the survivors could/should have been flown off to museums while there was still the chance.