Buckhorns model kits

talkin of Buckhorns any models makers brands.kits.
i never found any.
terry

Yes the attitudes displayed over “remains” are very interesting, and you are entitled to a “view”, however its certainly not one I share, and in fact find it somewhat offensive.

I’m sorry if I am mis-representing or mis-interpreting your “view” below, but it is based on the impression I get of your “crude” approach, “logic” and “view” expressed in your post above?

You are entitled to choose to donate your remains to science, the school heating boiler, or the local pet food processor if you wish, however you dont have a right to determine the appropriate or acceptable treatment of someone elses remains, or apply your own “crude” approach and “logic” to them.

If someone “chooses” to be cremated and have their remains scattered at a pre-determined location selected by them or their family, that does’nt set a precident or “attitude” that allows your logic and “crude” approach to condone a wreck “recoverer” to arrive, shovel up the “bunch of crumpled bones” place them in the camp fire, and then spread them around the surrounding bush, while speaking the “lords prayer”! all at his choice and discretion, before dragging off his “treasure find”.

While some wrecks are the last surviving examples of their type and sought by National and public museums to fill an extinct place in International Preservation for future generations, most are simply “financial” or “enthusiast” opportunities for someone, and neither of those “values” should be placed above the “value” of the human lives and remains involved in the wreck.

We can respect the machine and its remains, but not without first respecting the human remains.

The “rebuilt” aircraft is not the “living thing”, the dead crew were the “living things” – its akin to lamenting the recent loss of a crashed vintage Tigermoth or warbird, but considering its pilot was more easily replacable? and therefore less or even “un” important?, an extension of your logic and “crude” approach would seem to be condoning restorers to be rushing in to claim the still smouldering remains (of an aircraft) for urgent rebuild or re-use, while pushing the corpse crudely out of their way? and telling the family and friends “at least the aircraft will be rebuilt and living”!

Given you have apparantly lost some friends in aircraft crashes I do wonder if you have a different attitude and view to those pilots and their wrecks, than the anonomous crews of older wartime wrecks?

I personally think we should recognise the significance of “fatality” wrecks, and not treat them as simply a pile of spare parts for wreckology or museum collections, Ebay sales, or other restorations and data plate rebuilds – that may limit, complicate or simply slow the recovery of some airframes or wrecks- but so be it!, I have voiced this position in other KP posts and threads regarding UK Defence permits for “digs” by “wreckologists”.

It is a reasonable compromise to allow the MIA inspection and recovery of a “bunch of crumpled bones” process to do its work and declare the wreck clear of remains and available for salvage, far better than simply a “crude” approach.

I understand a number of wreck recoverers in remote areas undertake their own serious inspection and recovery processes and return the remains to the MIA authorities, and perhaps there should be a formal training and accreditation process to permit those proffessional recoverers to undertake such work formally? on behalf of the authorities?

I have read the article that launched this thread, and am dis-appointed the authors have focused on a couple of individuals, including using them in the headline photos, without seemingly getting their approval or giving them the right to reply or be interviewed for their position on the general “accusations” made in the article.

Again, I’m sorry if I am mis-representing or mis-interpreting your view above, but it is based on the impression I get of your “crude” approach , “logic” and “view” expressed in your post above?

regards

Mark Pilkington

on a Note a jap zero or oscar fighter was found in jungles some years ago.
they recovered it.for Display.near by”’ what they knew was it was a WAR GRAVE”’ the pilots was still there.somewere”in ashes that they fondly walked over him. but choose to recover the tailend .that was left.wings too..
talk of walkin over the Dead’
terry

Hmm, I think you are right. The hangar photos with the destruction confirm that. 🙁

Read Film Battle of Britain 1969 makin of mentions a buckhorn that ground looped.
terry