Originally posted by DOUGHNUT
ps I hope that Dxford do not recieve a BA Concorde, they obviously can not take care of the aircraft they have got so why give them anything new.
OK, now I have my tin hat on, I suspect this war of flying teddies couldget a little bloody now.
It is not possible to preserve every airframe, there would be nowhere to put the asylum seekers then :p . There are other Shackleton’s preserved in the UK (I’m sure we have had this debate before). If the aircraft is made into a walk through exhibit many more people will be able to see the interior than can currently see it. In addition it costs money and requires resource to preserve these airframes and I’m sure even the IWM have a budget to work to.
I’m in favour of:
a) hanging preserved airframes as you can get more into the hanger in the dry (I’m suspecting more deja vu here).
b) Making exhibits more accessible (as long as it’s not the last of it’s type or a significant airframe)
Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and wake up to the reality that unless some of these airframes are not housed in dry, controlled conditions they will corrode to a point where there is nothing left no matter how much paint and preservative you put on them, every museum IWM included works in accordance with the resources available.
Perhaps if you made the IWM an offer for the Shackleton you could ensure that it remains in one piece. Anything has to be better than the way it looks now.
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