wrote:
Maybe it's not such a "sign-of-the-times". Steve Wittman was shot at by
some inbred redneck and had his fuel tank holed flying "Bonzo" back to
Oshkosh from the Miami Air Races. And that happened in 1950.........

On the plus side, I'd wager (money, not my hide) that the average idiot
shooting at aircraft isn't as good a shot in '05 as they were in '50.
Lots more vets, hunters etc.

Shawn