Originally Posted by
Martin the Martian
During the poeriod of the six year lease he built his empire, gathering as many aircraft as possible -including those such as the VC10 and One-Eleven- and even when it came to the one year extension all he could talk about was getting a Nimrod.
The CAHC has indeed been around for some six years (a bit more actually), but don't forget that it was the Classic Air Force (run by Mike Collett) who set up the collection at Newquay, including the VC10 and One-Eleven, both of which arrived before the CAHC was even set up. CAHC was launched to save this collection and to establish a more permanent museum in Cornwall. When they took over the collection in 2015, they could only get a lease for a limited time. So yes, they were aware of the looming deadline but they have also presented a number of plans to keep the museum in Cornwall, many of which have been ignored by the council.
But discounting all the history, the facts are that we have an established and running museum with a large collection, surely the council understands that you cannot throw them out within a week? There were meetings planned for the 13th to discuss storing parts of the museum collection temporarily, all of a sudden they need to be out by the 11th... and this is the same council they're talking to. That's the bit that's puzzling if you ask me.