So tell me if he hadn’t bought them and left them to “rot in place” where would they be now? Oh I know my mums saucepan……………………………………………

So many on this site love distorting others’ words.

My comment was that they should be PRESERVED!

Rotting in a forest IS NOT PRESERVATION!

Yes, it is better than scrapping, but if nothing is done the end result will be the same – a pile of material that is no longer an aircraft!