[ARC5] Commem. Air Force B-17, P-63 Mid-air Collision, All lives and Aircraft Lost.

[MARK DORNEY]

Buzzing ground facilities is bad enough. Buzzing an aircraft in flight is unforgivable. If that was supposed to have been a planned pass, safety wise it was extremely poorly planned and should not have been attempted. 

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 Nov 13, 2022, at 5:18 AM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> Noted.  My point with that remark was that we can theorize
> all kinds of "reasons," some of which are unlikely grasping,
> but the record of WWII aircraft destruction and deaths
> is one of either mechanical failure due to something
> being neglected or, much more often, mistakes and errors
> during "crowd-wowing" stunts.
> 
> Not withstanding the tragic loss of life, these aircraft
> are irreplaceable.  Racing with them, scripting high-stress,
> high-speed stunts to get the crowd to "ooooooo!  Ahhhhh!"
> is, IMHO, beyond irresponsible and almost inevitably leads
> to a mistake and a black day like this. One can fly these
> aircraft without taking such risks. It's like one taking
> the Magna Carta, the Declaration of Independence and a
> Gutenberg Bible out of their protected places and handing
> them around to a bunch of school kids for "wows."
> Sooner or later, one of the kids is going to crayon
> "Andy was here" on them.
> 
> IMHO, restore these aircraft.  Fly these aircraft, like
> the priceless artifacts they are.  If one wishes to
> take the risks to generate applause, do it
> in a damn Cessna.
> 
> IMHO, D.S.
> 
>> On 11/12/2022 10:24 PM, Mark K3MSB wrote:
>> Respectfully Dave,  I understand your anger,   but you are out of line with that comment.  You are denigrating the P-63 pilot with no working facts.
> 
>> On Sat, Nov 12, 2022, 8:36 PM David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com>> wrote:
>>    It appears the P-63 pilot attempted to close-buzz
>>    the bomber and mis-judged it
>>    (or what- He was on his cell phone? Making a sandwich??).
> 
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