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"Bill Shatzer" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Keith Willshaw wrote: -snips- 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. Bygawd, let's tear down the Wright Flyer from the ceiling of the Smithsonian and let that baby FLY again! It's jest a "preserved corpse" while hanging there from the ceiling. I seem to recall the Smithsonian is sitting on the Enola Gay and the Winnie Mae as well. Return 'em to the air! If there was more than one of each I might agree with that, indeed I seem to recall that there's at least one B-29 flying with the CAF If we lose one or two or more of 'em along the way, well, bygawd, at least they won't be "preserved corpses"! In some cases all you can have is the preserved corpse, which is second best to be sure. The Shuttleworth Collection however manages to conserve and fly both genuine and replica aircraft of the WW1 period including a 1909 Bleriot XI , a 1910 Deperdussin and a Bristol Boxkite replica These aircraft only fly in perfect conditions but fly they do and more genuinely evoke the era than any dusty piece in a museum. Keith |
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Keith Willshaw wrote:
"Jim Atkins" wrote in message et... Yes, it reduces the number of flying examples. But in a museum, at least you have it to look at and photograph, instead of a smoking heap. These planes are close to 60 years old, and the real things will never come back. There is a time when they are too valuable to risk. I love the old birds too, but we have to make a choice. I'd rather my grandchildren get to see one in the flesh, instead of showing them a picture and telling them what a tragedy the crash was. But there are examples in museums. The aircraft was NOT one of a kind. As someone else pointed out, it wasn't even one of the kind it was claimed to be, being a Spanish-build CASA 211. As I recall it was of postwar construction and powered by (semi-ironically) Merlins. It was nice to have a "He-111" flying around to airshows, and it is sad that the owner/pilot and passenger were killed in the crash. But as someone said, it was a privately owned aircraft and the owner was doing what he loved when the crash occurred. -Marc -- Marc Reeve actual email address after removal of 4s & spaces is c4m4r4a4m4a4n a4t c4r4u4z4i4o d4o4t c4o4m |
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