Newark Air Museum

Photos of warbirds, classic jets and museum visits
Marathon Milkshake
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Joined: Thu 14 Sep 2017, 11:37 pm

Re: Newark Air Museum

Post by Marathon Milkshake »

First off, look at this.......

ImageSUPERMARINE SWIFT FR.5 WK277 by Gaz West, on Flickr

Now check this one out......

ImageSAAB RF-35 DRAKEN AR-107 by Gaz West, on Flickr

Joe Blogs and his 2.5 children will not know the difference between the two airframes, but they will look at the first one for about a microsecond and move on, the second one has much much more to look at and learn about, so it is better value for money. Most definately not clutter.
Those that matter, don't mind. Those that mind, don't matter

jag636
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Joined: Thu 23 Sep 2010, 10:01 pm
Location: Mkt Harborough, Leicestershire

Re: Newark Air Museum

Post by jag636 »

Nice comparison and a point well made thank you gaz/milkshake, though it also proves who truly are the audience and it also shows that a fine line between just preservation or telling the story of your chosen subject matter does indeed matter :clap:
Member of Newark air museum and trustee/acquisitions officer just trying to save what we all love and thats history