as a museum consumer I can see a couple of issues.
Stagnation of new exhibits. This has already happened with the lack of Lynx, Gazelle, Seaking, Harrier GR9, Tornado F3 in out voluntary run museums. One the Tornado retires there is likely to be nothing coming from the Military for years. As has been pointed out volunteers are going to be a big issue. There wont be the early retirees in good health to be active volunteers. We are going to all be working until we are nearly 70 and will be claped out after that. I think we will still have WW2 ‘reproduction’ aircraft as we have WW1 replicas but the later jets will disappear. With less and less people serving in the armed forces the veterans in 30 years will, hopefully, be few and far between. I guess I was the last generation (im 46) to grow up with a substantial number of WW1 and WW2 veterans? Will there be the interest still in aviation when we just fly around in metal tubes with no charterer and there are no more live ‘war stories’?

Interesting film. Seems a very long take off run? But the take off run dows show a Hurricane, and possibly a Hornet Moth, plus another single englined type by the tower.

If its going to be more Spitfires it needs to be an accurate flying recreation of the prototype (surprised no one has done that yet) and representing the other end of the line, a Spiteful, otherwise I will take a Gloster Bamel and a Hall Bulldog thank you very much!

Trouble is you would been the dataplate from the prototype or the CAA would deem it a new design and that would cost a hell of a lot more money and tonnes of paperwork.

Miles Master 1 for me, realistic now there are a few more flying Kestrels. Failing that I like the idea of a Battle.

I visited Hendon on Saturday with my dad(ex RAF national service). Milestones was looking rather empty now the Pioneer and Provest have gone. They must have had to move everything on the floor to get them out so why not put something else in there (maybe a Hunter or Spitfire?) rather than leaving a big gap. BofB hall still as was , nice to see the Defiant after its visit to Rochester. The Lysander is in need of some restoration work, paint peeling under the wings and looking tired. Food in the cafe was decent, and not massively pricey. WW1 exhibition was impressive but I am not a fan of stringing up such valuable aircraft.The original museum still looked fine and it was a pleasant day out.

I was at the show aged 7, but sadly have no recollection of it what so ever! The Dak would have been one of the Fairey Surveys aircraft, possibly G-ALWC. Nice to see some views of the old ATA/Fairey hangars on the north side, these historic buildings should have been saved.

This looks like a interesting project, any plans for some real aircraft, perhaps a Blackpool built Hunter? The airport could certainly do with something good happening after its problems. One think I would say the name is rather clunky and those of us in the south have no idea where the Fylde Coast is, Blackpool yes, Flyde no.