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Offline oakranger

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RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« on: May 24, 2010, 04:14:31 PM »
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 04:25:57 PM »
sweet :cheers: :x
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 04:28:35 PM »
Man thats going to be awsome!
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 05:16:06 PM »
I would go to England for that
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2010, 05:21:56 PM »
Looks beautiful.
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2010, 05:24:37 PM »
Go to 2:42, what is that British AC with the rear gunner?
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2010, 05:25:43 PM »
What a breath taking  monument to the great men and women of Britain that fought to keep themselves free!!  :aok
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #7 on: May 24, 2010, 05:35:52 PM »
Damnit why couldnt that be done before I go back to the States.   :cry
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #8 on: May 24, 2010, 05:38:12 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on May 24, 2010, 05:24:37 PM
Go to 2:42, what is that British AC with the rear gunner?
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #9 on: May 24, 2010, 05:42:03 PM »
I know where the AH Euro meet will be in 10-20 years.  Sign me up for that one whenever it happens.
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #10 on: May 24, 2010, 07:28:39 PM »
That looks awesome!
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2010, 09:01:59 PM »
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2010, 09:33:05 PM »
Quote from: oakranger on May 24, 2010, 04:14:31 PM
Can not wait till this opens.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7BMsp4wS7c&feature=related


so......they're broke, and they feel the need to put up this? :noid
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #13 on: May 25, 2010, 12:00:14 AM »
Quote from: CAP1 on May 24, 2010, 09:33:05 PM
so......they're broke, and they feel the need to put up this? :noid

I did not know they are broke.  Do you really know how the gov allocated money?  It is a lot more complex then you think/.
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Re: RAF Museum Unveils the Battle of Britain Beacon
« Reply #14 on: May 25, 2010, 04:17:32 AM »
I think it is an absurd amount of money that could restore the entire RAF WW2 planeset back to flying condition!  

The key words are private investment,  people looking to make a return on an investment in the museum shop / cafe from the thousands of visitors per year.  Call me a cynic but I just hate the idea that some suit is going to be using The Few as a money making venture.
 
I'm all for remembering what The Few achieved (I made an entire squadron based on them   :) )   But for me it is hearing those Spits, Hurricanes, lancs  (no mossies / beaufighter  :()  beating up the skies over Duxford on a sunny July afternoon.   That is History brought back to life  :D  Not hanging from some ceiling in a fancy museum.
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