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Go off topic a little? lol
My main point in beginning this thread was about the ownership of the CAF NZ Wing aircraft. I don’t think we can pin going off topic on you DaveB – I don’t think the thread’s ever been on topic 🙂 🙂
If anyone out there has got an answer to the question about who used to own the Beech 18 and Harvard I’d be happy to hear. In the meantime, keep the thread meandering, it’s very interesting.
I have attempted to post back twice to reply to James’ comments and both times had computer glitches so they haven’t been posted, but I do see your point JDK very clearly. I am not completely insensitive, even if perhaps to some my posts may have eluded to this.
I fully understand the issues some people may have with the Swaztika, and with the word confederate. Both are symbols that conjur up a dreadfully shameful past. My point was that I don’t think the CAF were directly trying to envoke that reaction by using the word confederate – I don’t think they wanted people to think they supported slavery and were the Air Force of a long deposed and forgotten southern American country.
To my way of thinking, forcing the CAF to change its name is like the Indians saying George Lucas should rename The Empire Strikes Back because it reminds them of the 200 years they were ruled by Britain. Totally pointless and illogical.
More of this effort should be put into solving today’s conflicts and problems rather than wasting time trying to make people feel better about things that happened long ago.
The CAF said that they were losing Airsho’s $$$ due to the name. A lot of people said they wouldn’t approve it but stood by and it happened. The best line I heard was if they change the name Confederate, they first need to change the name of the New York Yankee’s!. They lost a lot of members over this including me.
The other dark part of history in the CAF is the Move, just ask…………..
Cheers
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