‘The new hangar will be run by one of the museum’s partner organisations, and the public will be allowed in to see restoration work going on’
:– Presumably by the ARC i think this has been aired on this forum last year or even 2011 so that they can service the bigger BBMF aircraft but i may be only guessing ?
In 2015, the American Air Museum will be 17 years old, and will have had 8.5 million people through its doors, so we are fundraising to take the glass front off, take all the aircraft out, check the aircraft and then spend £2.5 million on reinterpreting the museum, using the stories of people. The arrival of 250,000 young Americans in wartime Britain was the biggest invasion our country has seen, and we want to tell that story as well as displaying the aircraft.”
:– Not to mention that a vast majority of the 8th USAAF were stationed in East Anglia and that nearly 28000 or so didn’t return home, revamping the AAM without disposing of ANY of the displays to me is a must. It has become stale and tired. The glass panels on the path serve as a reminder to how many died but their is little information on what they are or why there. On air show days you wouldn’t even enter from the main entrance so don’t even see them. I even overheard one visitor calling them a nice decorated wind break ! Careful use of modern technology with lighting, sound and visual effects would be fantastic at the moment inside is just a large grey wall ! One thing i would perhaps do would be have a nose art wall with an explanation each piece ie where, when, why
A £650,000 scheme to resurface the runway, the “stage” for the museum’s hugely popular air displays.
:– So long as it will allow jets with afterburners to land/takeoff again maybe pie in the sky but an extension obviously non M11 end to allow bigger aircraft to land ?
Construction of a hotel close to the AirSpace building;
:– Not sure about this one can see some benefits for corporate events, but it would only come into its own on weekend airs how days and then would be booked well in advance by visiting/display pilots
The officers’ mess building, on the north side of the museum site, is listed and is currently empty, and Mr Ashton said the idea was to bring in a developer who would create serviced commercial offices there
:– only a revenue generator not of any real use to the jo public
Mr Ashton added: “The Duxford museum is essentially the biggest First World War exhibit in the world, and next year we will be very much involved in the commemorations. We are also looking ahead to our own centenary.
:– Perhaps they would like to have a look at what stowmaries are creating and incorporate some of the ideas
The centenary of the beginning of the First World War in 2014 is set to produce at least one world first at Duxford – at one of the air shows, it is hoped to have a flypast by up to 20 First World War aeroplanes, a sight not seen before.
:– I visited Duxford in the 90’s and there was a wonderful diorama set up in one of the hangers of a WW1 aircraft and service are but it soon seemed to disappear ?
So in conclusion stop disposing of their assets that Jo public would recognise, increase the descriptions and story boards of what they have, ‘on an airshow visit i had to explain to a confused customer what the peice of Berlin wall was’ invest in better sound & lighting within the hangers and a big investment of the airfield PA system to rid the unsightly lamp posts with speakers on
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