Are you in a position to elaborate? Is it being rumoured that LCC could take the view that its historic aeroplanes do now warrant inclusion in its future museum retention and display policy? Should we be scanning the catalogue of Sotheby’s next aeronautica auction?
Being part of the team that had secured the Desford on loan to Newark Air Museum to accompany the Autocrat, I always try to keep an eye on ‘missed opportunities’.
This loan opportunity was back in the 1990s and such was the certainty of its arrival I even included the airframe in an edition of the NAM guide book!
Sadly the loan then became embroiled in the ‘politics’ of ‘Unitary Authorities’ and it never made it to Winthorpe. The last serious discussions I had about it about 7 years ago seemed to indicate the title issue between the authorities was still unresolved.
I saw the BBC piece and have been doing a bit of ‘background research’ – it would be great news if its future were to be secured somewhere in Leicestershire. What caught my eye in the BBC article was the comment – “The new offering on Snibston I’m hoping will be better and more focussed on the mining heritage.”
As for auction houses, if it were to become available I would like to think that it would be offered to other museum’s first as with the IWM airframes!
Other than those observations – I know nothing!!! 🙂
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