One of the most important is the physical task of finding the material. I think a lot of people would be astonished to know just how difficult it can be these days. For example, returning to the subject of Phantoms, I put a lot of effort into getting access to the countless images in the McDonnell archives. But they now belong to Boeing, and getting even a handful of images requires weeks of processing and a huge amount of money that is simply unaffordable. http://www.aeroplaneicons.com

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That’s something I personally find very frustrating. The national museums have literally thousands of images and negs that have never seen the light of day – and probably never will!

I am not sure on the quality of magazines . Looking at the spread of subjects covered in early FlyPasts – you would be hard pressed to recognise it now
In comparison. I think in the late eighties the cult of the warbird started to affect both Aeroplane and FlyPast – that has been to the detriment of everything else.

Indeed. As much as I like Flypast in my opinion it has moved away from grass roots preservation since the early days!

Rob

Bravo gentlemen :applause:

Rob

Interesting film thanks for posting up. Is that really an Allison V12 running in that skeletal looking P-40 near the start?

Rob

Just to be clear, the Drover will be coming to Staverton, but won’t be part of Jet Age Museum’s collection. One of our trustees, Darren Lewington, who is also the Airport’s Operations Director is acquiring the airframe. Darren grew up in Southend and has fond memories of regularly visiting the Historic Aircraft Museum, where the Drover was an inmate.

Thanks for the clarification.

Rob

Well done to the Jet Age team, as another (together with the Leeming Javelin) airframe is saved from scrapping.

Rob