Things That Walk into Museums
Fellow Pilots,
I have been a bit under the weather lately, and not doing my usual Wednesday volunteering at the Comox Air Force Museum. However, people there obviously know me, and when a donation appeared last week, I got an email.
The Museum has had to screening donations from people, as they tend to show up with all sorts of stuff. Lamentably, it is usually because the younger generations don't want the momento(s) collected by veterans that have passed on. History is going into the trash bins for want of people who understand its value. This can be uniforms, medals, photographs, documents and all sorts of other things.
Other times, we get people with junk they think is valuable, but is of no use to the Museum and its mandate of commemorating West Coast Military Aviation.
This time, it was not a historical relic, nor something that was used by the air force in operations. It wasn't even something that represented the historical period of the Museum, which is actually short, as that period starts in the early 1900s, but really only has context after the start of WWII and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, or the Aleutians Campaign. This item represented combat in WWI, and was a game published in 1980.
The person making the donation was doing a renovation on a house in the Comox Valley, and found it in one of the walls. Not wanting to throw it in the dumpster, the individual decided to see if the Air Force Museum might want it. The short answer was, No! It wasn't a historical artifact, nor related to West Coast Military Aviation. However, the staff member said... There could be a volunteer in the Museum that might really like to have it, if the donator was willing to provide it with the understanding it was not to be accepted by the Museum. The donator said if it would be going to a good home, that was great. That resulted in the staff member sending me that email.
This is what I picked up today:
It is in pretty good condition for a game published 40 years ago, and has done well, sealed in a wall for however many years. And, Yes! It has gone to a very loving home, where it will be cherished.
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I echo others' comments about it being a wonderful little game, and so unique at the time, too - the view from the cockpit was a tremendous 'hook' for me. Hope you enjoy playing...
Originally Posted by zenlizard
I am sure we will be able tofit it in somewhere to your busy schedule!
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