Go to your average static museum and all you will see are dusty old aircraft huddled together, cheek by jowl, inside some dark barn like building or hangar or sat outside slowing rotting away.
Sorry, but I’ve never been to an ‘average’ aviation museum with dusty aircraft huddled together, even the ones with aircraft outside do lavish some care on the exhibits.
Indeed so and many will share your view. But perhaps you would agree that the flying enhances the museum and the fact that both exist on a very historic aviation site adds to its attraction and therefore its revenue.
Possibly, I think there are thousands of people that visit the IWM, American Air, DAS & Land Warfare museums that are initially unaware that flying takes place at Duxford, and some enthusiasts that repeatedly visit irrespective of any flying.
I didn’t realise there was even flying there until my 3rd visit.
I agree that it is a bonus to see something fly, but to the general public that could come from visiting Apaches & Tucanos as much as based Spitfires etc.
I can’t think of a better place to visit to see old British British airliners, and it’s in the top three for post-war British RAF & FAA exhibits – my main interest.
The station and its buildings are something that appeal to my love of RAF airfields.
I wouldn’t want to see Duxford without its current set up and historic flying for one minute, but I hate the notion that all people visit for that reason.
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