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Old 11th Dec 2003, 04:49
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grow45
 
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Couldn't agree more. The MofF at East Fortune does not even have a production version of the SAL Bulldog. I asked if they were going to acquire a production one when the RAF was selling them off and was told that the prototype was enough. The prototype is largely a converted Beagle Pup and is not really representative of a production aircraft - either by being made in Scotland or being in RAF colours (or one of the other export countries it was succesfully sold to). To me the production aircraft is far more important as it represents the finished product. The prototype is just a stage on the way to it.

Hopefully some of the multi-millions we hear about being spent on the MofF in the near future will be used to acquire and display exhibits which have a real relevance to Scotland's aviation heritage as well as Concorde.
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