A guy here at work has his fathers flying hlemet and goggles plus his jacket and flying log books from his days during ww2 when he flew Lancasters.
He does not wish to sell them nor give them away but for a museum to display them, do you think the likes of Eden Camp would be interested or will they have enough already?
Other than that there’s Elvington as the guy lives in York.
He just see’s these now as wasted just in a wardrobe when someone may like to see them on display, sadly his father is no longer around.
He is going to write the serial numbers down of the aircraft he flew just to see where they have ended up if at all……..;)
By: scott.bouch - 10th October 2011 at 15:52
I’ve also been warned away form museum loans… problems are:
I wanted to put my helmet collection in a cabinet in a museum (possibly Coventry or East Mids), but was told that even If I provided my own cabinet and the helmets, they would keep the key to it – not me.
It’s a great shame as I have getting on for about 30 flight helmets, and only get to display them once a year at the cockpitfest (Newark Air Museum). I would really like them to be on public display somewhere, just like your friend.
If he’s still got the set the next time I do a display at cockpitfest, I’d gladly put them on display for the weekend, along with my stuff!
Cheers, Scott.
By: xtangomike - 10th October 2011 at 15:37
Beware museum ‘loan’ aggreements !! Make sure legal paperwork is properly checked and kept in a safe place.
How many people including me, have asked the question of ownership after say 5/7/10 years, and the blank faces of new museum helpers say “Oh…!!! I think that belongs to the museum….”
Then the grief starts.
I had all that at Tangmere many years ago…never again ..check!!!
By: lancaster1 - 10th October 2011 at 11:38
Why donate/loan them to a Sqdn memorialroom
If you can find out which Squadron he was in during WW2, there are Squadron Associations and some have a memorialroom which kept uniforms, logbooks etc for display. Maybe an idea??
Regards,Adrian
By: piston power! - 10th October 2011 at 11:34
Thanks i have just told him he was a little shocked.
By: AlanR - 9th October 2011 at 21:39
Make sure everything is clearly labelled on the inside.
Take photos of the articles, and pictures of them being handed over.
By: G-ASEA - 9th October 2011 at 21:05
I would be carefull with loaning things to museums. I have seen many things get lost over the years in museums. I have nearly lost things i lent to big museums. A friend lost a cockpit section, when new managers to over a museum! Many may be ok. But get it down in writing, in case the next people who run the museum think that its been donated.
Dave
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