Right,

I am minded to lock this thread, but only as, with one notable exception, a consensus appears to have been reached.

Rob, you asked for a debate, but seem unwilling to see other points of view. I dont (as I have stated privately) believe that the existing laws are perfect, but they do serve a purpose.

My personal belief is that we should have an international listing of airframes that are preserved inperpetuity, and wqually, if national museums have a wishlist, that they have the opportunity to acquire further aircraft as thy become available, and add them to the list.

We are certainly not short of restoration projects throughout the world, and in the majority of cases, these are the sort of things that most museums would balk at. The millions of dollars spent on restoring these craft to flight would cover our own museums costs for many, mny years to come!

Rob, you are quick to condemn Canada for not allowing the import of the B24, but are also quick to condemn the export from the USA of the B24 now at Duxford. There does appear to be a touch of double standards here…

I’m locking the thread for now, but this has been an interesting and valuable discussion. If anyone wants to keep debating it, then drop me a PM, and I’ll consider it!

Bruce