You sound like a believer Charlie – try this one for size!! 😉

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=115646&highlight=Tighar

Charlie – some reading for you on this topic this afternoon! 😉

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=116104&highlight=Burmese+Spitfires

The ‘Royals’ do in fact get your money. The Duchy of Cornwall is a vast area of South West England (in excess of 100,000 acres) including many, many properties of all shapes, sizes and values all the income of which, derived from rents, leases and sales goes into the pocket of Prince Charles.

Yesterday afternoon I was fortunate to be with a group of aviation enthusiasts who visited amongst other places the RAF Scampton Museum and this now includes the freshly refurbished Guy Gibson’s Office. 🙂

The before and after photographs were amazing and all credit to the various members of the Prince’s Trust who undertook a large part of the work; gaining valuable ‘life-skills’ in the process! 🙂

So by your analogy HRH is supporting aviation – top move by my reckoning; I wonder if VOC have made an approach? :diablo:

Slow on the uptake this week – too much work and getting ready for a trip round Lincolnshire’s Cold War sites tomorrow – Thor, Bloodhound etc. 🙂

Don’t forget the Safir as well – IIRC someone from NAM once had a ‘nibble’ at the Lansen, but at the time the owner had high intentions for the airframe.

Don’t forget that in Hangars 2 & 3 at Robin Hood International there’s the National Aviation Academy c/w with a B.727 and couple of Hawks.

Although I did hear a whisper that the B.727 might be up for grabs! 😉

As for inspiration, any aircraft has the opportunity to do that – a couple of weeks ago 56 Year 3 children fell in love with a Varsity at NAM!! 😉