The loss of life is indeed unfortunate, especially with such old aircraft involved. It does make the motivation of aircrew somewhat questionable.
In 2015 I visited the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Battle Of Britain Memorial Flight Visitors Centre
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Browsing the workshop hanagars is quite educational, in terms of the hours spent by ground crew volunteers, just to keep the airframes of historic specimens flight worthy and safe?
The loss of such unique aircraft must be equally devastating.