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By: 16th February 2014 at 11:39 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-Photo to be found on post #277 on the AiX Duxford thread:
http://www.airfieldinformationexchange.org/community/showthread.php?900-Duxford/page28
By: 16th February 2014 at 11:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-First covered in the Duxford Diary thread. :D
Brian
By: 16th February 2014 at 12:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-First covered in the Duxford Diary thread. :DBrian
Yes but not everyone looks in there and probably don't even look at the IWM webpage either so if it saves someone a long disappointing journey -job done :).
Just seems that at what could have been the two busiest times of the winter the museum has had to shut.
Is the style and shape of the roof more susceptible to wind damage i wonder?
By: 16th February 2014 at 12:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-As I commented on the main thread - was it designed for aesthetics or practicality? It's not as though the UK never experiences weather extremes from all points of the compass.
By: 16th February 2014 at 13:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-To think before its current incarnation it was called the 'Superhangar' ! It seems more akin to a glorified tin shed!
By: 16th February 2014 at 14:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-My tin shed still has it's roof intact...
By: 16th February 2014 at 18:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
-...and the then Superhangar lost its roof in 1987, when I don't think it had been completed. While the storms recently have been unprecedented in frequency, they've not been in strength, have they?
Adrian
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By: trumper - 16th February 2014 at 11:17
http://www.iwm.org.uk/visits/iwm-duxford
Due to structural damage caused by high winds, IWM Duxford is closed until further notice. The next update will be provided on Tuesday 18 February.