With a tripod or a decent camera shouldn’t have problems with photography at Hendon – I never have when i’ve taken my cheap tripod. Personally there’s nothing of interest at Cosford for me so i’ll always choose Hendon with the pre-1939 aircraft on display, and on top of that Hendon is an extremely important site for the history of aviation in the UK.

As much as people gripe about the RE8 and Albatros, can’t they just be happy that they had the chance, albeit brief, to see them airworthy? No doubt RAFM would have loved to keep them airworthy too but as i’m sure everyone on here is aware, keeping aircraft flying is not cheap, and they could have just as easily brought them into the UK and not flown them at all. Hendon hasn’t had the best of times in recent years but with the new chap in charge it’s rapidly improving, the Watchtower relocation is an absolute gem

Thanks all – the buildings are certainly treasures and interesting exhibits in themselves, perhaps my favourite touch is that even the toilets in the Grahame-White Factory (well, at least the men’s) are period, with Thomas Crapper toilets, porcelain sinks and Edwardian style urinal. Hopefully the office space in the Hangar will be utilised too, there’s a lift to go to the other levels so hopefully they get used for office space or public displays.

Personally I don’t mind the current layout of exhibits, if all exhibits from one era are in one spot there’s not quite as much variation, I like wandering around the hangars and stumbling across the Westland Wallace which I forgot they had etc, plus if one building is closed and your main interest is one era, such as mine, it doesn’t mean complete dissapointment.

I read the RAFM’s summary of their ten year plan on their annual report and it mentioned, amongst other developments, a new resturant in a period 1930’s building, possibly the workshops that are between Milestones and the Grahame-White Factory area?