B17 crashed

Originally Posted by Viking

Well you just did.
And in a few years your son wont be able to see them in the air or on the ground if we keep up the use and abuse of these relics. How many we got? How many we lost? How many left?
No need to get emotional about it.

Obviously you've never seen a B-17 flying, or 11 spitfires flying a tailchase..

Don't be too dramatic, there's plenty of static B-17 in the world, we need to keep them airborne. Funnily enough, keeping them airborne is the best way to preserve them in years to come, because keeping them airworthy means keeping them serviced and in running order.