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Re: No one wants to talk about it.
Posted by Dan Jones on Sun Jun 16, 2002 08:57:12 PM
In reply top Re: No one wants to talk about it. posted by Scott WRG Editor on Sun Jun 16, 2002 07:14:33 PM
Hi Scott,
Yes, I agree that there are two ways to look at the issue and I must fall into the latter category. I hope I didn't offend anyone with my remarks as I can also appreciate the true signifigance of the actual "artifact" type of aircraft as opposed to a new production machine. In the case of the latter, new-build machines, I agree that it is wrong to intentionally be evasive about the aircraft's lineage and just how much of it is new, but on the other hand I think the warbird following as a whole must accept and appluad anyone's efforts to recreate these aircraft and add them to the collective. They may not be Chance-Vought built F4U Corsairs for example, but by design and construction, they certainly are Corsairs and deserve to be recognized as such.
Dan Jones