Originally Posted by
dixi188
I was a bit miffed when BA moved it to their HQ so it wasn't on public display.
Also, why was there no "big do" 3 years ago to comemorate the first Atlantic crossing? I'll bet the Americans will celebrate the centenary of Charles Lindburg's crossing.
When I worked with Americans some years ago they hadn't heard of Alcock and Brown and thought the first crossing was by Lindburg.
When I was at Brooklands a couple of weeks ago, I was amazed to see it there, and thought at first that it was a poor copy of the original - last time I saw it was on display outside the Heathrow Academy on Northside several years ago. I'm surprised that BA managed to get their hands on it and hide it from public view.
Then it realised that it
is the original - a bit the worse for wear, it looks like it's been over-enthusiastically sand-blasted.
By my reckoning, the statue must have clocked up nearly as many miles in its moves over the years as A&B did in their Vimy.
