Does the heart good to see the Meteor all snug inside – thanks for the update and good luck with the winter transformation!

If it means a large building for some or all of the airliners, this ought to be a good thing. But I fear that they’ll stay outside but less accessible (it’s a long walk up to the west end) with correspondingly reduced revenue for DAS. We really can’t afford another Cosford debacle…

We stayed opposite it in a Travelodge a couple of years back. The sign now features (I think) a Fokker Triplane. I was confused by this!

Looks like you did and all! Lovely photos, I’m very jealous!

Doesn’t look quite right for P-51 – the outer surface of the curved portion is too flat, and the whole section seems to thick/solid. Compare http://data3.primeportal.net/hangar/domeric_barbot/p-51d/images/p-51d_16_of_51.jpg
Not sure what it is though! Is the “Lockheed” makers plate a clue, or did they make undercarriage legs for other manufacturers?

Shoot me down if you like, but I think it’s a great shame that this will end up a flier.
We’ve discussed ad nauseaam the levels of originality in the airworthy Mosquitos coming from NZ – and to me it’s never been much a problem that the entire fuselage and wings have been replaced, because the Mosquito is not a rare type, and the joy of seeing one fly (I presume, I can’t afford to go to American and see one and I never saw RR299) outweighs the loss of originality. You can go and see 20-odd intact Mossies worldwide.
But here we have a substantial chunk of a completely extinct type, which David assures us is in excellent nick, and which could form the solid basis of a static recreation more or less in its entirety, without any being lost. Instead it’ll no doubt end up being robbed of metal bits and then forgotten about. I think I’d rather see a 30% original static Hornet than a 5% original flyer with the remaining 25% discarded.
Just my 2p…

On that thought, I think if I were CEO, I’d turn Milestones into a brand new “What does the RAF do for us?” sort of gallery, specifically focusing on recent (Falklands and onward) conflicts and showing a range of current/recent aircraft types, exploring their role and emphasising the diverse tasks the RAF performs in the modern world. That, instead of an almost empty BoB hall, would be my centenary venture!