I think this thread highlights the Battle within all heritage movements…

Those that have said there is no right answer are correct, but

Museums, particularly aviation museums have a tough job.

The artifacts are large, the history extensive and the costs high.

In a perfect world we would have our National museums taking the task of telling the full aviation history of each country in broad brush strokes and the regional museums providing the detail within their area.

Mind you in a perfect world we would have the funding to do it.

It is interesting to open another can of worms with the restore or conserve discussion…another passionate debate.

But until we live in a perfect world we must make compromises. England is very fortunate to have a federal goverment that at least takes heritage seriously and provides a modicum of funding to make it work.

Others such as ourselves dork in a atmosphere that provides next to no assistance.

It is my personal belief that Aviation museums need to work together more, regionally, nationally and internationally to create excitment in the young folks to fire the interest that leads to the addication and passion for aviation.

If we do not…we will cease to be.

Tom H