Donating to museums is very laudable but looking at it from the other side are the museums able to accept such donations?

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I did, I wrote and asked and they said “yes” and my will says to send them a list of whats there plus a provision for transport costs.

If there is a problem, I’ll come back and haunt an airframe to boost the gate money !

Great to hear – you’d be surprised at the number of people that just turn up clutching bagfuls of books and magazines and expect people to welcome them into the Archive with open arms!

Like MAM Newark does raise funds via sales of ‘donated for sale’ items!

Nothing so grand as an archive for me Twinotter ! – Just far too many Ian Allen, Osprey, Aston Publications etc ! Midland has an excellent shop and if they still want them when I shuffle off, they can.

and yet he is on record as the highest scoring RAF pilot of the war.

sorry to drift a bit, I understood now that M T StJohn Pattle was generally accepted as the leading RAF “ace” of the war with around 50 kills, and his profile is even lower than Johnson’s with I agree, understandable reasons such as theatre of operations, loss of records etc.

Yes, this is a tasteless thread. On a number occasions I had the honour to meet the late Sir Douglas. I also had the good fortune to be in the congregation at his Memorial Service at St Clement Danes, London. I have the very highest regard for Sir Douglas. And one other thing, and this I know from my own experience, he would never ask you to so something that he couldn’t do himself. A truly remarkable gentleman.

It may be tasteless, none the less I think that a set of prosthetic legs from the era would make as valid a museum display as a suit of armour, rifle, aircraft or tank.
Whatever any personal views of the man, he flew and fought while severely handicapped and the display of what I can only imagine would be less than elegant 1930’s medical technology could only help to tell his story, which certainly deserves and needs (along with others of the era) to be told.

In 1981 the B58’s were ingots. Most were melted in 1977/78

no clues here, I was just quoting from the International Air Power Review chapter on the B-58, there was a small picture of the B-58 in Vietnam colours as well followng suggestions that it be deployed.

the 1980 story says that the newly elected Regan administration were keen to get them back in but were unware of the extent of the scrapping, 7 exist still now (I assume that these were the only 7 in 1980 as well)

never let the truth get in the way of a good story !!!

remarkable article there as well, thanks for sharing that – I sense a long TSR-2 thread again !!!

The two pictures appear to be taken at the same location/time – maybe a pub opening or something? Did Bob Stanford-Tuck ever do such things?

I’ve read similar before and somehow it was tied into the TSR-2 issue with size of weapon needed/actually used etc. I can’t recall where I read it and I’m about to endure clothes shopping with the Mrs and kids. I’ll and try and remember when I’m out.