There’s a danger we old folk are a bit too dusty to make comments like I’m about to make, but here goes.
When I wer a lad (1975 ish) the parts of the RAF museum I enjoyed the most were entering and wandering about the WW1 displays upstairs (where did they go?).
Stepping out into the large and impressive main hanger and seeing all the aircraft and probably the biggest impact, walking into
the Battle of Britain hall. The build up, the sirens, the revetment. Then seeing all those iconic aircraft was exciting.
I particularly enjoyed the slide show with music narrated by Anthony Quale. The crashed Hurricane thought provoking. My enthusiasm no doubt fuelled by Angels One Five and The Battle of Britain.
Moving forward to a few years ago I liked some of the changes they had made to the museum. The Graham White hanger. The milestones of flight. I think they were all good.
The other exhibits were starting to need some love. Most of the hard standings (the blue carpet areas) looked more like work areas then exhibits. Some planes just plonked together for space.
The big issue for me is the disbandment of the Battle of Britain hall. I could probably deal with any other exhibit being moved or replaced but the RAF’s finest hour? That has to have a place at Hendon, or even Cosford, but it has to have a place Revetments and all.
Really though we should be asking kids what they think as they are ultimately the people who will visit over the next 40 or so years.
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