The Essex Aviation Groups displays were a credit also but alas most of the artefacts were sold off its a shame they could not of been retained.

Agent K, funding is found for what they are doing, I have no idea of how the funding would be done but I do know that some major silly mistakes with money now is being done.
I assume monies for such things as ornaments would not be available to fund the restoration of an aeroplane IE as above the Halibag nose.

I am not criticising anyone I am merely pointing out they have their job to do which in some cases diverts completely away from the aeroplanes themselves and that history we can all look at photos and model dioramas but it aint the same as standing beside the real thing.

I can think of at least a dozen folk who post here that could sit down around a table and come up with the right way forward for IWM & RAFM the major problem is that the ones in charge are not like people here, they are looking at it from a completely different prospective, mind you I could see some sticking points being pushed around on what goes what where what colour etc.

My thing is do you need to spend money on think tanks and large ornaments is place of maybe building a new hangar where once one stood? (ok it will spoil the view of the new entrance)

I love these, I remember there was one at The Squadron North Weald, have they still got it?

Part 2 now up

Possibly in a way that was my point, the man with his hands in his pocket gets out there the other just pockets.

and my main point was all the flack he took doing his own thing with his own money not someone elses hard earned.

and yet a Lincolnshire farmer has been ripped to bits for doing the same thing but putting his own money up, hats off to him

I bet it was someone who got tanked up new years eve