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“The purpose of the Royal Air Force Museum is to collect, preserve, display and provide for scholarship, material relating to the history of the Royal Air Force, its predecessors and air forces associated therewith, and aviation generally where a link with the Royal Air Force is established, for the public benefit in perpetuity.”

That’s a pretty definitive remit which largely excludes the BA Collection.
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kev35

The above is useful clarification …. see also my post of 26th – surely this also means that the Cygnet G-EBMB is out of place and could perhaps be put up for disposal at some time – if the only link with the RAF is that it was designed by the same designer who led the team which designed the Hurricane? The Cygnet was for a light-plane competition and never was intended for, nor did it operate with, the military. I appreciate however there is a difference in its staus in that (so far as I’m aware) the airframe was donated not loaned.

Interesting also, that in more recent years, when the RAFM loan aircraft OUT from their collection they have stipulated that they must be kept in good environmental conditions and under cover (e.g. Oxford when at Newark, Hunter and Meteor at Tangmere). Shame that BA didn’t take an even longer-term interest in the care and survival of the machines they put on an eventual RAFM site; but some of the intricacies of the title of individual airframes are only now getting a wider airing and explain some of the politics that maybe sealed their fate?

All of these aircraft were included in the RAF review held at Abingdon in 1968 (one of the most memorable events I’ve attendedover the years). I didn’t realise that so many aircraft were exhibited that same year on HGP – was that after or before the Aningdon event? V. interesting pics.

I do have several more pics if anyone is interested?

Sure am!

Is this one and the same as 41-19393 mentioned on their website?

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It is currently in the storage hangar having been replaced with an ME109 in the display hangar. I was always glad they chose to display it in its Spainish colours.
It resides right beside the Canadair Nortstar currently undergoing restoration by the Project Northstar group. Can hardly wait until we start breaking down the Merlin 622s.[/QUOTE]

The CAM Buchon was on display (loaned) at the Western Canada Aviation Museum in Winnipeg when I visited there a few years back. Did it go straight into store when returned to the WAM or go on show for a while?

Bob Mitchell’s machines at Cosford have been debated here many times. Like Dr Ian Dalziel who owns the WW Monarch, he doesnt respond to any efforts to obtain his Witney Straight, Monarch or other flying machines, despite the sorry conditions they are stored in. ……………..

Anybody had a peek recently and can post the photos here?

Hairyplane,
Did you not see the link I provided in my recent post about Proctukas – see the following (2nd photo down) which shows the Monarch G-AIDE (ex G-AFRZ) @ Cosford – but not sure how long back – not my photo see credits + website ID. http://www.wonwinglo.scale-models.net/id33.htm