Pictures from the RAF manston Museum

There didn’t happen to be any blonde Waafs sitting in the bar looking a bit sad by any chance??????

No, but there were as a platoon of the Home Guard hogging the bar!

This must be Thursday. I never could get the hang of Thursdays!

Willow

I assume this means we now have to expect to find quotes from H2G2 scattered around the forums.

I wonder if some of our more agressive contributors are Silastic Armorfiends?

I was always suspicious of the Dolphins, that was until I found out about the Mice.

So long… and thanks for all the fish:)

A truly remarkable book!

🙂 🙂

Willow

“What film?”

“The Hitchikers’ Guide to the Galaxy of course”

“Oh that.”

:rolleyes:

What film ?

😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀

Willow

Has anybody noticed that no matter what the topic of a thread is, it only seems to be two posts away from the ‘film’! 😀

Moggy,

“why don’t you come up and look for yourself. Nothing, I repeat, Nothing!!” 😀

Cheers

Willow

Originally posted by Joe Petroni
If anybody is planning to visit Kent, can I strongly recommend a visit to this pub.

Some of you might recognise it!

Errm….

There didn’t happen to be any blonde Waafs sitting in the bar looking a bit sad by any chance??????

Moggy 😉

Thanks Ashley, for putting the record straight.

I think it’s about time I visited Manston, and with all the history on display, even the Fiancee might come along (but I’m bringing the camera as well).

Willow

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Willow
Ashley,

in defence of DOUGHNUT, I think it does matter whether it’s you own photograph or not. Surely that’s the whole point in owning your own camera. If not, you could just buy books full of photos, and not bother going to see real aeroplanes at all.

Well personally I go to see real aeroplanes for the sake of seeing them. I don’t take that many photos of the aircraft I am visiting as I would rather concentrate on the aircraft themselves and the displays around them then fiddling with the camera.

As for the museum, everyone wants something different from a place like this. My fiancee would be totally uninterested in looking at ‘just another aeroplane’, but would be fascinated by the material and history surrounding it. In my original comment I was not suggesting that the material should not be there, purely that it should IF POSSIBLE be arranged so as not to obscure the aeroplanes. I realise that space is often a big issue with small museums.

As you have not visited Manston, I’ll give you a brief description. Originally only the Spitfire was put on display, with a small building built to accomodate her (which is not much bigger than the aircraft) When it was decided to put the Hurricane on display, a second (slightly larger) building was built for the Hurricane which links through to the Spitfire Building (think two big squares overlapping) There are no hanger doors so to speak, so to put the aircraft on display outside would mean dismantling them into VERY small pieces 🙂 The size of the buildings means there is relatively little space to cram a wealth of material in, which neccessitates putting some of this material around the aircraft, thus getting in the way of those who want that “perfect” shot.

Doughnut…if you have never visited Manston, then you would have no idea (unless someone told you) of the layout and size of things, so I apologise if I came across as sarcastic in my last post…on the other hand however, if you have not visited Manston and seen what it’s like, perhaps you could refrain from making comments like “it should be the Museum making an apology”, that just got my back up, sorry.

Ashley

Ashley,

in defence of DOUGHNUT, I think it does matter whether it’s you own photograph or not. Surely that’s the whole point in owning your own camera. If not, you could just buy books full of photos, and not bother going to see real aeroplanes at all.

Very few of us will ever get the opportunity to take a photograph that no-one else can take, we do it because we enjoy it.

As for the museum, everyone wants something different from a place like this. My fiancee would be totally uninterested in looking at ‘just another aeroplane’, but would be fascinated by the material and history surrounding it. In my original comment I was not suggesting that the material should not be there, purely that it should IF POSSIBLE be arranged so as not to obscure the aeroplanes. I realise that space is often a big issue with small museums.

As I have never visited (yet) I don’t know the layout. Why is it not possible for the Spitfire and Hurricane to be moved? Do they need to be dismantled to be got out? If so, then it would be foolish to do so just for one or two days, as it would cause unnessecary stress and possible damage to the airframes

Willow

Joe…hmmmmm…it does look just a bit familiar 🙂

With all due respect Doughnut, have you actually visited Manston? If you have, you will no doubt realise that it might be just a teeny weeny bit of a problem with regards to getting the Spitfire and Hurricane out…:eek:

As for the Museum offering an apology…for what? Putting stuff in the way of that “perfect shot”? Oh dear…:( When I was at university in Canterbury, I spent some time with the Musuem as a volunteer (had hoped to make it a regular thing, but studies got in the way :() All the volunteers I worked with put their heart and soul into that place, and I think if anyone them were/are to read these comments complaining about objects getting “in the way” of photos, I am sure they would be somewhat miffed…can’t you just enjoy what is there and take it for what it is?

With regards to “perfect” shots in the Spitfire and Hurricane Memorial buildings – it is possible to buy postcards of the Spit and Hurri on display, minus all the bits and pieces – does it really matter if it’s a postcard, not a photo you have taken yourself?

Ashley, Spitfire Museum Defender

Would,

“I cared enough to come here, fifty miles”

be an appropriate quote?

Willow

If anybody is planning to visit Kent, can I strongly recommend a visit to this pub.

Some of you might recognise it!

You may be able to get a contact through the website?

www.spitfire-museum.com

Originally posted by A330Crazy
Willow there was no way of getting the shots with out having all the objects in the way. Sorry. 🙁

It should be the museum who offers the appoligy not you, as photographers we can only do the best the available conditions allow. The idea of an ‘out doors ‘ day at Manston is excellent, has any body on the Forum got a contact with the museum. Tie the event in with a ‘wings week’ fundraiser, get the local ATC involved, have the Spitfire and Hurricane located on the grass with clear background, ie not one of the resident airliners!! Do this in the morning in the afternoon position period vechiles and equipment and renactment actors for some interesting ‘action’ shots, refuelling rearming ect.

I understand that the steam railway boys do this all the time, maybe 92SQUADRON can give us his comments on how successfull and rewarding this can be.

DOUGHNUT

dreaming of sunny days and spitfires