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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
It's the historic value of it. An aircraft that actually fought in WW2 has historic significance. A replica, even a good one, is just another cool plane.
Would you rather have a ratty Ford GT40 that won at Le Mans, or a shiny new replica?
P38 is a cool and rare plane. Hopefully it's restorable, though I can't imagine it's in very good shape.
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I understand the historic value of this aircraft and agree it needs to be restored. The GT-40 is not a valid comparison since no car is buried in salt water for 50 years. If I had to chose between a car buried for 50 years or a new reproduction, I would have to go with the reproduction. Planes, like cars, were not built to be museum pieces and should be used. An original WWII aircraft is far to valuable to be flown but many restored planes have so many reproduction parts that they should not be considered originals. If this plane is restored, it would likely have no original parts left on it, so I would consider it a reproduction.