More Assault Glider Woes

The Museum of Army Flying (MAF) was offered the whole of the Assault Glider groups collection of aircraft when they were told to leave Shawbury. In the end only the Tiger Moth made its way to MW due in part to the same problem Cosford has, a lack of space. MAF knows it needs to expand and the process of doing that is starting, the museum has got to find room for an Islander (now in store at Shawbury) and ultimately an Apache, neither will fit in the space the museum has currently got available let alone a Horsa or WACO.
Out of interest, when the Shawbury gliders were first offered to MAF I worked out that all the Assault gliders from Shawbury AND the gliders at MAF would fit into a T2 hangar. Just one problem MAF doesn’t have a T2 – or any where to put it.

Don’t Middle Wallop already have examples of both?

MW has the front fuselage of a Mk I Horsa and some Mk II noses and fuselage sections but no complete airframes.The CG-4A s incomplete as well

Don’t Middle Wallop already have examples of both?

I’d be inclined to point 2 fingers at the RAFM and offer them to Middle Wallop or Airborne Assault at Duxford instead
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They haven’t said that they are unwilling to take the gliders, only that it will be some years before they can give a decision.

Sorry to read that but that must have some effect on the Whirlwind Fighter Project (and possibly Whitley/Stirling projects) too? What if the RAFM are unwilling to accept either airframe?
Cees

It would seem that the RAF Museum is evolving more and more towards becoming a pair of local Museums. It is very instructional to note the comments that “the Museum has assumed a new strategic direction”, and “the Horsa has important and relevant local links to Cosford”. Coupled with this is the appointment of a new CEO with a career history in local museums and no aviation background whatsoever.