"Jim Atkins" wrote in message
et...
Being a true lover of the sound of old airplanes flying, it pains me to
say
this but isn't it time to stop flying irreplaceable and one-of-a-kind
planes?

Maybe but the crashed He-111 was neither irreplaceable or one of a kind.

Every one lost is lost forever. Maybe it's time to face up to the
reality that aviation is fundamentally dangerous, and there is a risk
involved in flying the old birds. At some point we have to retire the old
beauties to a museum because if we don't, a history-making piece of
craftsmanship will be lost forever.


There are lots of He-111's in museums but an aircraft in a museum
isnt an aircraft anymore, its the preserved corpse of one. Only in
the sky can you really appreciate what it was built for.

I know all of you out there join me in sending thoughts, prayers and
condolences to the families of the good men killed.

Sure but the LAST thing those good men would want is that war birds
be stopped from flying.

Keith