Originally posted by David Burke
Concept buildings are great from the point of view of the architects but I seriously doubt if anyone would go to see the AAM if it didn’t contain aircraft . The fact is that the aircraft will always command more attention than the buildings.

Why the hostile attitude to landmark buildings? Concept buildings don’t just have to be appreciated by the architects, David. They may not be great in your point of view but i think the AAM is a marvellous building, a graceful design infact. The building allows the aircraft to be housed in a naturally lit enviroment (with specially designed glass to protect the aircraft from the UV I believe i believe ), it also keeps the aircraft in a controlled climate and allows you to get close to the aircraft (although perhaps not for research access) Sure it has its flaws such as inaccessabilty but what would you have in its place to house the American collection? I Love Duxford and the balance between the old and new. The AAM is an interesting and exciting way to display aircraft in my opinion.

Regards the points made about the replacement of the Belfast Hanger, this would be great and would allow yet more aircraft to be housed, I wonder however how much this may cost and if sufficient backing could be found for it. Would the Lottery be willing to stump up more cash after splashing out recently on the AirSpace project.

Why was it fitted with a Lancaster nose?

This is Lancaster KB976, now with Kermit Weeks, This is a Lincoln and completely different although KB976 and RF342 have crossed paths making the historys of these aircraft sometimes a bit of a mind boggler. Part of KB976’s fuselage is at Sandtoft alongside the Lincoln but damaged in the hanger collapse, Kermit aquired another section to replace this. There is also part of a Lancaster Cockpit section which i think was used on a Lincoln (is this right folks?), reg T????.

Hope im right on this one, 🙂 hope it helped too

wasnt it at this location before it moved to Beverly as a flying clubs’ clubhouse?

Ps Ant, I like the quote!

Why such an adverse reaction to commercial, fantasy schemes on hsitoric aircraft when very few people seem to react in such a way when a Luftwaffe scheme is stuck on a Nord or a Buchon! This is just as inaccurate!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed, great shots Bruggen!!! anymore?

Originally posted by buccsociety
Did anyone complain when Spencer Flack put his Spit into a non authentic colour scheme?????? NO all we heard and read was ‘Spencer Flack’s gorgeous RED Spit’.

As for any ground bound aircraft being a deteriorating dead body, have you every visited Bruntingthorpe and seen & heard a dead Lightning F.6 (either XR728 or XS904) whined up to full power and afterburner then blast off down the runway?????

Umm………Not so dead after all!!!!!

yes Buccsociety but for every aircraft in preserved running condition you can count easily another ten gathering dust or decaying, The lightnings at Bruntingthorpe, Shackletons nr Gatwick etc are definately the exceptions, welcome ones though 🙂