On 22 Mar 2006 20:37:33 -0500, "Bill Turner" wrote:

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Woody wrote:

There's a fine line between being a
keep-the-box-because-it-matters-to-other-boxkeepers packrat, and
preserving history.

Do you get it??
rb



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Absolutely, I get it.

You and the two or three posters who agree with you are self-centered
pigs who care nothing about preserving history. Your temporary
adrenaline rush is much more important, and the risk of splattering a
priceless aircraft means nothing beside your momentary thrills. How sad
that people like you are allowed to own such an aircraft.

A hundred or five hundred years from now, if your ilk prevails, people
will be saying "Gosh, I wish someone had kept a B-17G preserved
somewhere. I would have really loved to see the real thing".

I hope and pray there are not many like you.

Bill T.

If you don't fly it, there is no incentive to restore it, other than
cosmetically. I suspect there wouldn't be nearly as many people
preserving these old warbirds, were it not for a chance to pilot or
ride in the things. While there is some risk in sending them into the
air, the positives probably outweigh the one big negative, they may
crash.

Any figures on how many have been lost, flying these old warbirds in
shows and such?

bob
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