WillJ,

This is the first time I’ve posted an image, so I wasn’t sure if it would work. It did, so all I can suggest is that you go to your User Control Panel, select ‘Edit Options’. Under the ‘Thread View Options’, make sure that the ‘Show image attachments and [img] code in Posts?’ is set to Yes rather than No. I assume, although I may well be wrong, that you have this set to No, which is why it inserted the image as a link.

If this is not the case, then I’m sure someone else will have the answer.

If you want to post the date he died, it will be easy to check the loss and give you details of the aircraft, crew and mission.

The closure is to allow aircraft to be moved, so that the main hangar is empty ready for Concorde. It is the only hangar which is high enough to house the Concorde, so everything in there has to be moved, and exhibits from the other hangars moved to make space for the aircraft from the main hangar.

If this all makes sense so far, then the situation when the museum re-opens will be aircraft moved with an empty main hangar awaiting Concorde. It’s not due to go on display until the Festival of Flight in July (or perhaps a week or two beforehand – they’ve not decided yet). Certainly, it won’t be ‘see-able’ until late June at the earliest, I expect.

From the above, you’ll see that when we meet up in April, the museum may be a bit chaotic and some of the aircraft will probably not be on open display. I understand all the rocket collection is being mvoed into storage off-site.

Keith,

As I mentioned ealier in this thread, since I work for the National Museums, I’m happy to organise the visit. However, with everything that’s going on I don’t think it will be possible to arrange anything until much nearer the time. That’s why I can’t guarantee that any of the things suggested will be possible because even after the museum re-opens, they will still be busy getting ready for the Concorde arrival.

Is there a particular geographical area you’re interested in? The reason I ask is that one of the units I’ve researched (54 OTU) often sent aircraft out to look for ditched aircraft, etc. As such, its possible that the unit you’re looking for might simply be an operational squadron or an OTU, rather than a specific ASR Beaufighter unit.

You can tell I’m no mathematician. :rolleyes: That should read as seven so far.

Originally posted by SteveYoung
I know you Jocks drink some strange stuff Al, but wee tea…? 😮

Now that’ll put hairs on your chest! 😀