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Hi John I love to sit down for a pint n/t
Posted by Rob Rohr on Mon Feb 23, 2004 09:06:45 PM
In reply top Re: Chino posted by john parker on Mon Feb 23, 2004 07:58:37 PM
: : John,
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: : I'm guessing you have never been to Chino, those of us w
: ho
: : have been to both will tend to say that for just purely
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: : arbirds their is nothing compair to Chino. While Duxford
: h
: : as a few musuems and resteration place. Now for Chino as
: s
: : oon as your pull onto the airport property it just warbi
: rd
: : s. I don't know of any other airport world wide that has
: m
: : ore warbirds on it then Chino.
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: Hi Rob
:
: Yes I go to Chino as often as I can - I go to the states a
: nd Canada about every two years for a few months, I also l
: ove Chino, you are right it is a magic place but I was tal
: king about the whole atmospheric thing not just the number
: s of Warbirds - perhaps I don't understand it's history th
: ough - Duxford was a BoB field and all of the atmosphere t
: hat is contained in it in terms of History, it also has a
: restoration component which is visable to the visitor ( wh
: ere else in the world can you see a Beaufighter being rebu
: ilt in the public gaze as well as all the others)and the I
: WM museums.
:
: Just so you understand my points were not to denegrate any
: where else just to propose some ideas to keep Duxford movi
: ng ahead - I have the highest regard for the progress bein
: g made in the US and elsewhere.
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: :
: : As for the other part of your thread I would like to see
: m
: : ore movement of aircraft to various airshows. If NZ can
: al
: : ways find away to get aircraft down under then England a
: nd
: : the States should have no problem.
:
: I guess that the point here was that Duxford as a site is
: all about a range of activities including restoration and
: my post was to highlight that in terms of restoration work
: Duxford (and the UK) is at a bit of a disadvantage with o
: ther places in the world so can expect to see less airwort
: hy restorations taking place and thus less apparent activi
: ty as well as cash flow to UK restoration firms. The upsid
: e is that when an aircraft is restored overseas it is usua
: lly available for display for a while once complete which
: is no bad thing.
:
: This is particularly the case in NZ which would have a muc
: h smaller Warbird scene if there was no offshore rebuildin
: g industry. I think the current apparent relocation of the
: Hana Aircraft is a one off given that he is NZ born but
: there are many examples of machines being restored in NZ t
: hat will remain there largely as a result of the increasin
: g globalisation of the Warbird industry - activity has a h
: abit of atracting more activity especially if the service
: is good.
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: I would love to meet you one time when I am over there and
: talk further
:
: Kindest regards
: John Parker
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: :
: : Cheers Rob