Duxford: Sale Now On!
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Duxford: Sale Now On!
Take your pick:
Duxford exhibits for sale
Which would you like to own if you could afford to, and why?
My choice would be the "Fiesler Storch" (Morane Saulnier MS.502 Criquet) so I could make trips from my back garden.
Is it wise for IWM to sell off these exhibits?
Or selling off the jewels?
Duxford exhibits for sale
Which would you like to own if you could afford to, and why?
My choice would be the "Fiesler Storch" (Morane Saulnier MS.502 Criquet) so I could make trips from my back garden.
Is it wise for IWM to sell off these exhibits?
Or selling off the jewels?
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Agreed, but the situation may be recoverable.
I suggest a collective fund make a tender, and be sure to include film director, Peter Jackson.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to fly them to Blenheim, NZ, where they will be tenderly cared for and flown as Stars!
I suggest a collective fund make a tender, and be sure to include film director, Peter Jackson.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to fly them to Blenheim, NZ, where they will be tenderly cared for and flown as Stars!
There is still at least one passenger version flying in Germany and looked after lovingly by Lufthansa Technik. Perhaps I'm mistaken, but weren't most of the JU-52's passenger planes ?
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As an IWM spokesman said regarding another exhibit (related to the Pan Am Lockerbie bombing):
It's mighty lucky that they are holding on to examples of the HS Trident, HP Herald, the Virgin Atlantic Flyer balloon gondola and other civil exhibits which have obviously played an obviously unpublicised and stealthy role in conflicts that Britain has been involved in.
the museum’s remit is “to cover conflicts involving Britain, the Commonwealth and former Empire from 1914 to the present day, this includes acts of terrorism.”
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Yes, the Ju52 was a key component in several of Hitler's humanitarian interventions in Europe.
But they got a bit bogged down in Holland.
When Germany pawned the leftovers, several were snapped up to ferry "essentials" in and out of Andean Hilltribe villages, which became a surprisingly stable and lucrative trade right into the 70s.
But they got a bit bogged down in Holland.
When Germany pawned the leftovers, several were snapped up to ferry "essentials" in and out of Andean Hilltribe villages, which became a surprisingly stable and lucrative trade right into the 70s.
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After talking to people at Duxford, they need the space and the money. If you knew what had to be turned away because of nowhere to put it, you would be shocked. I know I was. And most of them were free as well!
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If you knew what had to be turned away because of nowhere to put it, you would be shocked. I know I was. And most of them were free as well!
Definitely pre 1945?
If not; airliner, turbo-prop, jet?
It need not be too alarming, they have plenty of space in NZ, and extremely competent support staff. (Which is not always the case in Blighty.)
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They belong to the Duxford Aviation Society, not the IWM.
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The trouble with the Ju52 is that it ain't one....it is an Amiot AAC.1, built post-war in France. The museum's policy back then was different to what it is now, and not being a genuine wartime artefact, it is unable to fit in with what is the new way of doing things. Since the aircraft has been here, the landing gear has been swapped with the set from the aircraft in South Africa, because the AAC.1 had DC-3 wheels and brakes to make it easier to build and operate; so it's not even an original Amiot anymore...
Same with the 'Storch', it's a Morane MS502, so it has to go - hopefully to someone who will be able to either display it as is without worrying about the provenance, or maybe even to be resurrected as a flyer. The 'Heinkel 111' is going to present the same issues. This has the potential to be a great opportunity for collectors or independent museums to add something interesting to their collections, and at the end of the day, joe public will look and say "there's a historic aeroplane, let's learn something about it" which surely is what museums are about, isn't it......?
Same with the 'Storch', it's a Morane MS502, so it has to go - hopefully to someone who will be able to either display it as is without worrying about the provenance, or maybe even to be resurrected as a flyer. The 'Heinkel 111' is going to present the same issues. This has the potential to be a great opportunity for collectors or independent museums to add something interesting to their collections, and at the end of the day, joe public will look and say "there's a historic aeroplane, let's learn something about it" which surely is what museums are about, isn't it......?
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When I was on my Mechs course at St Athan, mid to late 72, I remember seeing a Heinkel 111 stored in one of the old hangars, I think it, and some others, were rolled out for their B of B days, and such like. Is this the same one now at Duxford, if it isn't does anyone know what happened to it ?
The "He 111" at Duxford is one of the ex-Spanish aircraft and was originally delivered by USAF helicopter (!) to Ray Hanna's company, the Old Flying Machine Company. I believe the intention was to restore it to flying condition but that fell through and the IWM took it over.
It was actually a Luftwaffe CH-53 which delivered the Casa/Heinkel.
I must admit I fail to see why they are keeping it and disposing of the already-restored Amiot/Ju-52 and Criquet/Storch.
I'm sure future generations will look back on Caravan Club Man's tenure at Duxford with dismay.
I must admit I fail to see why they are keeping it and disposing of the already-restored Amiot/Ju-52 and Criquet/Storch.
I'm sure future generations will look back on Caravan Club Man's tenure at Duxford with dismay.
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Perhaps it has something to do with Spring cleaning to make room for restoring a fleet of Spifires?
Considering David Cameron's involvement with the Burmese Treasure, perhaps epistles to your MP and Number 10 will rattle a cage or two?
PS. For those of us not so close to the hallowed ground, could you please elaborate on the Caravan Club's part in this Summer Sale?
Considering David Cameron's involvement with the Burmese Treasure, perhaps epistles to your MP and Number 10 will rattle a cage or two?
PS. For those of us not so close to the hallowed ground, could you please elaborate on the Caravan Club's part in this Summer Sale?