There were many pivotal moments on the road to allied victory in WW 2 which required selfless acts and sacrifice, the Battle of Britain period of air combat is one. Recognition of the many varieties of racial origin and gender diversity is to be welcomed not scoffed at. In peacetime which was won by many it is important to allow for diversity in our modern society. To pick on groups and blame them for current difficult times in Europe and near continents is to risk re igniting the very embers which fascist governments fanned into war as the peace movements of the 1930s were extinguished.

On my few visits to Hendon I have always been sad to note the abscence of information about the history of many of the airframes shown in front of them. They give no credit to the efforts of the many who saved them and leave most of the public poorly informed about preservation. Yes I know the info is all there on line but thats no use to a casual visitor.

Interesting that many share a concern about the overuse of electronic displays and gimmicks. I share the concern about this.There is a trend in how people behave at places and events.They are seduced by the novelty of smartphones and tablets and as a result can miss the reality around them. If any from the museum/location read these forums i hope they can keep in mind that the equipment and people (who gave time and lives) are what need highlighting.In practical terms highlighting actually can be taken as using a non destructive form of lighting.

Good use of the higher vantage point.

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When seen in sections on the trailer it reminds me of Star Wars props, certainly a unique design and like the DC3 hard to replace. Good effort all round to secure this one.

A good friend of mine,ex RAF airframe mech, has just quit a light aviation repair shop job in the Uk after two weeks.The owner of the facility cut every corner to save time and money including instruction to wire brush corroded plugs instead of putting in new ones. He had a store of unlabled salvaged parts which were used to fix up aircraft in for repair and service.The owners of the assorted Gardan Horizions,Cessnas,Pa 28s etc must be clueless about what they were paying for.

So it is sad but no surprise to see the earlier Q6 work.