David – seems a very viable way of presenting. Didn’t take long to load and the high res was appreciated when the pics were selected and shown ‘large’.

A bit of explanatory text would be useful – but be a shame to reduce the pic size. What about additional boxes in the thumbnails that text can be put in???

Roger Smith.

cripes – got confused there and thought I was looking at the “ugliest warplane” thread :diablo:

But aren’t those wheel/undercarraige spats a work of art.

Roger Smith.

Another aspect is computers in the aircraft industry.
C. 1965 during my apprenticeship at Dunlop (in the era of angliscising the F-4) computers were being tried out for machining operations on auto-lathes, milling machines, etc. There was a (large) air-controlled computer room with restricted access and approved personnel wore white smocks/hats.

Roger Smith.

….and have the original aircraft on display during 2010……Mark Pilkington

Thanks Mark, that’s good to hear – not that I’ll be there to see it!

Roger Smith.

I appreciate Wyvernfan’s point, “his” thread has gone rather off-topicand I apologise for contributing to that diversion. However it has sparked a very interesting debate on collectors(men in sheds) vs museums.

I am not anti museum but I am not anti shed either – both have their place.

However most of the critiscm has been against museums and, yes,some I agree with. Tangmere1940’s reply to TwinOtter’s comment on ‘registration’ and ‘Accreditation’ is justified – a museum can, I believe, have many items that, falling outside it’s official “Collecting Policy” may not be recorded as part of it’s collection. This is often the contents of it’s (usually) external store and such items have far less ‘protection’ than items within it’s collection.

Finally, to throw in an example to balance the argument a little, can I mention the substantial parts of Douglas Boston/Havoc acquired over many years by a ‘man in a shed’ in Leicestershire – did all those parts survive?

Roger Smith.

……..(and RPS with the Hornet roject)…..

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I have been sitting on the sidelines following this thread trying to resist jumping into the (off-topic) debate on the integrity or otherwise of the world of (or at least British) aviation museums.

I note TwinOtter’s defence of the Charities Commission ability to police the organisations that have been granted charitable status. My experience (although not first-hand) is more in line with Tangmere1940’s, they appear to take the line of least resistance. Faced with clear evidence of forged accounts and probable loss of funds they did nothing – I agree with his term “paper tigers”.

Having said that I am not anti-museums.

Roger Smith.

Jon, have posted request on Barry Clay’s Wings Over Warwickshire Forum.Roger Smith

Only one response, I’m afraid, from a Ronald Scott Bruce…
“I can remember this aircraft at Coventry where it stayed for quite some time,gathering dust and nothing else. As for seating they were dark grey ,rather tatty and were not all secured to the aircraft.”
Hopefully John Coggins will come up with more.

Roger Smith.