Okay, against my better judgement I’ll bite… Twenty Three Million pounds really won’t go too far these days. I do love Hendon, despite its faults, but I’d prefer to see the money go on improving what’s already there (or what used to be there) as the money will spread very thinly and please, no more vanity projects. For a start, please can they open up the old galleries again, I want uniforms, medals, dioramas, artifacts. It’s so off-putting going to a musuem with areas roped off, it just yells “we have no money”. Rearrange the exhibits a bit to restore some sense of theme. The Bomber Command Hall, now this IS a crying shame. Since the Valiant left it seems that the top end has just become a dumping ground, gloomy and inaccessible. Please tidy it up. (I won’t start on the Halifax). The non-RAF aircraft. Please, please can we have the 110 and the Ju88 in the Bomber Command Hall where they are REALLY relevant. The He162, the IWM has one, why does Hendon need one too? The two seat Fw190 is so rare it deserves a more prominent display somewhere, but not there. And a decent walkway from the Milestones of Flight to the BC Hall is long overdue. Overall, it’s a difficult one. If you were looking at starting an RAF Museum now it would be a case of “Well, I wouldn’t start from here”. Hendon isn’t an ideal site anymore even if the location in terms of aviation history is. They need to make the best of what is there now. Oh, and I keep missing the Jaguar each time I go… Over 30 years of frontline service, combat history, surely they have one there?
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