I know this is a controversial topic, all accidents are when it comes to WIX.
Here is my two cents...
We all care about these airplanes and the people that run them. When something happens it is only natural to want to talk to your peers about it.
As long as this is done in a respectful manner then I see no issue with it. If you don't want to participate then don't.
I do want to express an opinion on one repeated argument about whether these aircraft should be flown.
The B-24 was used as an example. There are only two flying. However, in warbird terms, there are not really rare (arguable I know),
there are a dozen examples in existence. What makes Witchcraft and Diamond Lil rare is the fact that they ARE airworthy. Take that away and they
are just two more static display air-frames. Don't get me wrong, they are extremely valuable pieces of history, but one of the things that makes them more so is seeing them in their elements. Aircraft are meant to fly, the experience you get in seeing these aircraft aloft is unequaled. If you get the chance to fly in one then that is the experience of a lifetime. I can create a site that has all the information you could ever want along with thousands of pictures but it will never equal the feeling you get in these aircraft. Along with that you get a feeling for what the original aircrews went through during the war. I was lucky enough to fly a B-25 a few years ago and that changed my whole perception of what the aircrews went through, and I wasn't even being shot at.
Enough rambling from me.
Be courteous, be respectful, or be quiet.
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