I think that part of my disappointment was that it was done in quite an underhand way. When I went to see the BoBH, and the aircraft were dismantled, the signs all stated that they were dismantled for conservation and structural checks, nothing about dispersement or shutting the hall/repurposing it. I did a straw pole and most people thought it was a revamp of the hall not dispersement. Indeed many were saddened.
My daughter is really upset about it. Whilst Bruce is right about Churchill, many museums would rather have 89s tech, or be offered it, than watch it go in the skip.
I used to serve on the BAPC committee and have been involved/around collections for over 30years. But I am not a paid professional. My drive comes purely from interest and the desire to inform and educate future generations to what great things have been done by ancestors, technology and the debt we owe. Over the years I have seen arrogance displayed by many of the big museums. I am not sure they are that tuned to what the public want. In our museum, the number one thing the future generations get is to sit in and sample what aircraft are like.

So, we know/believe lots of stuff from the BoB went in the skip….Churchill, the mannequins….so what has happened or is planned for the stuff in the photos? The windscreen referred to earlier is shown. Hope they did not also skip the Ops Room? I would have given a home to it and many of the mannequins and other items including backdrops. Many museums would have loved this stuff too.
I know that some RAFM people watch this forum….so answers would be appreciated?