Re: Doc, (B29) took his first flight this morning.

There is an A26 Invader that was at Oshkosh this last week. It was one I had grown up around when it resided in Topeka. It was sold and the new owner completed a very long restoration. She was featured a few years back on the cover of Air Classics. Monday with a very experienced pilot at the controls, she did a nose gear up landing due to something braking when the gear was lowered. Reportedly they knew they had no other option.
One of the statements I have heard for years is that if you fly them, some will crash. Sometimes it's preventable. Sometimes not. It's sad when they are lost and even worse when you lose a crew. I have been to a funeral when they didn't walk away but thankfully I have shaken the hand of many more who did.
In another thread I mentioned my father being at Oshkosh with a C-1A Trader. Several years ago she had a cornfield meet. She is now flying again. Hindsight is always 20-20. Unless you are a governing body or an investor, you really can only say it's too bad.

Hear is to those who continue to strive for preservation of history, by any means and for all mankind.