[Growler]

I think of all the warbirds lost to scrapheaps of history, and it makes me sad.

So many aircraft that have served nobly, carried crews through weather thick and thin, survived damage in the air and on the ground, with so many stories to tell... to wind up drying out in the desert sun before being turned into exported scrap.

It's why I will always support the preservation of historic vessels and aircraft, and urge everyone to do the same. These artifacts are our collective stories, and will be all we have of them once those who crewed them are gone.