Originally Posted by
tubby linton
The rumour mill says that it is going to Sunderland. Duxford is a large airfield so the Herald and the 146 could have been accommodated but the powers that be deemed that the Herald had to go.The less I say about some of the people at Sunderland is for the better.
Well I hope any issue you have with the people of Sunderland does not include myself and the volunteers at the North East Land, Sea and Air Museum.
For the record those that drive the rumour mill are completely wrong. I know where it is going and it is not NELSAM. I also know it is for DAS and the recipient museum to make the announcement. I also know that the new home, unlike NELSAM, is very relevant to telling the story of the Herald. It will bring the Herald to new audiences rather than having all three complete examples within 90 miles of each other.
I am yet to see any reasoned argument for the Herald to stay at Duxford beyond the "it should not move because we the Herald enthusiasts do not want to travel anywhere else to see it and there is plenty of space at Duxford for it". This is a great opportunity to preserve a special example of the last British designed and assembled airliner and to make the Herald accessible to new audiences.