Duxford Diary 2019

By LWM do you mean the Land Warfare Museum? Its closure has been on the cards since 2018 being very widely published at the time and many times since…

If LWM is a typo for IWM then the IWM is not going to close.

So I’m afraid you’re very late to the party – or you have turned up at the wrong party!

H

Hi All,

 I am afraid this is just related to DX itself and I am more than likely very late to the party. 

I just heard the LWM is to close,  this news alongside the development on site of the airfield of a Hilton Hotel development going up (Below Image) Add this to the news of one or two larger airframes being moved outside has shocked me.

As for demolishing then rebuilding another structure what is that all about why not just develop what you already have, seems to me politics is creeping into spheres it really has no business being or are whoever trying to control the narrative ?

Could all this be a slow stealthy way of decommissioning of the airfield in a few more years ?  It seems IMPO that whatever government is in power it is those who stay on through government changes that really control the country and it’s finances.

The only real changes are to the budgets they are given and what savings they should then target to secure that budget no matter what the cost,  only the fact they do well and keep their jobs or am I to cynical ?  IMPO bureaucrats only seek to bin what they deem as wasteful expenditure ? then persuade whoever it’s a good idea to jump on their band wagon.

https://propiteerhotels.com/assets/iwm

Geoff.

Posted by IWM today.

Information .The emergency services are onsite at IWM Duxford responding to an incident involving a private aircraft. We have no further information at this time. IWM Duxford will remain closed to visitors on Wednesday 27 and Thursday 28 March. We are expecting to reopen to the public on Friday 29 March.

Certainly looking forward to seeing the DH.9 flying. 

In answer to your question, it has appeared at Old Warden for the “Family Airshow” on 4th August 2019 – hopefully it might make a return some time soon.

I put this update on the flying status of the DH-9 in the Facebook thread as well, but these sticky threads have been moribund and silent for so long nobody seems to look. 

However, there is so much going on at DX it seems reasonable to try to get this thread ‘live’ . 
https://www.facebook.com/historicaircaftcollection/?locale=en_GB

Looking forward to seeing the DH-9 out and about this year.  Has it flown at Old Warden yet ? 

Took care of it mate

OK, so where exactly is the “report post” button?

Thanks for sharing this information with us. 

thread of amazing photographs and information another. Thanks…

Ok, I’ve eventually found Duxford Diary buried in UK Airshow Review. Couldn’t find it first attempt.

Prior to the ‘upheaval’ Duxford Diary continued to get posts almost daily even in the off season especially from the photographic stalwarts who patrol the fence to airside. Are they still posting somewhere? Can anyone advise? I miss the photographic excellence and the often witty comments.

Seems like there aren’t actually any new photos, or, for that matter, anything at all.

Gone to america hasn’t it?

Mike, I can only pass on what I am given – lets see what happens!

Bruce

Let’s wait and see the updates from Key

Bruce………..      Your last message looks awfully like a message from friend Khalem.

“Jam tomorrow !!”        I am not holding out too much hope. 

Planemike

Thanks Bruce. I do hope so, but we seem to be having to wait rather longer for the “improvements” than we did for the massacre. I’m holding on in there for the moment, but what a sad waste so far.

Laurence

Hi Laurence,

I am told that there will be a raft of improvements over the next few weeks, including personal messaging, and from my perspective, some better moderation tools.

Fingers crossed.

Bruce

Welcome back to the DD, good to see all not lost, well done Key for bringing back all complete, I just hope its not all to late

It is.

That’s good news. Now can we hope to have all the old threads reinstated? And all the old functions? Like can we have the thread back as it was before?

Laurence