I’ve never worked for BA or in the aviation industry.

The crux of the matter in my view is that in the case of a lot major museum exhibits they are not owned by the museums, but on loan. Museum ethics then ensures that the museum they are on loan to look after them as part of their of loan agreements for the articles.

The RAF museum should have been resourcing the preservation of the BA collection. They were given to cosford in preference to other museums as they offered what at the time we can suspect was the best plan to look after and display them. Sadly they lost interest over the years and decided to concentrate on their RAF heritage.

they used the we did not get a Concorde excuse to get rid of the collection….well all I can say it thanks god we did NOT give them a Concorde if that was their attitude.

The bigger issue is that in the Uk we struggle for a dedicated National aviation museum that does look after our heritage. There are a lot of museums and parks that do a fantastic job, but there is not proper funding or co-ordination programmes to ensure our heritage IS wholly preserved for the future.