[ARC5] B-17 Crash Near Hartford CT

[Mkdorney]

75 year old fleet boats are not maintained in the condition that these aircraft are not are they subject to the very rigorous inspections the FAA put these aircraft through on a regular basis. And even newer boats have had catastrophic accidents that resulted in both the loss of  life and loss of the boat ( USS Thresher, USS Scorpion are two of several ).  That didn’t stop the  US Navy from running subs.  If maintained, there is nothing wrong with running older aircraft.  Accidents happen. Calling for the grounding of these aircraft through simple ignorance is a knee- jerk reaction, is totally unnecessary, and as I said before is pure unadulterated BS. 

Mark D. 

“In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson 

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On Oct 3, 2019, at 11:27 AM, Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:

>> Aircraft are made [tautology omitted] to be flown.
> 
> Such simple assertions are always incorrect.
> 
> Are submarines made to submerge?
> 
> I'm very happy that historical WWII boats never do that (even though I was a submarine officer more than 45 years ago). We don't have old former submariners or their wannabes taking 75 year old fleet boats out with a bunch of high-paying passengers for a day cruise and a dive.
> 
> Perhaps it's time for owners to exercise similar prudence with old military aircraft. There is much more value to the continued existence of a historic aircraft as a display than as a vehicle for in-flight jollies, giggles, and grins.  A non-flying display could show the historical original without accommodations to 21st Century airworthiness and paying customers.
> 
> Mike / KK5F
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