Wow, When I reported this the other day, I had no intention to make light
of it.
It just seemed to me that the loss of a Concorde, the only existing
example of the so called SST, was a very tragic loss. And obviously a
tragedy in its own right. IMHO the Concorde, while outdated by todays
standards, was a technological wonder, akin to the Space Shuttle. That
the loss of a single aircraft would have such an affect on to our mutual
hobby was beyond my thinking at that time. I feel for the families,
friends and acquaintances of those that perished in the crash.
As to having no LBC content, no it didn't. but as I have stated before,
this is a community and we all have differing interests, and if we are
brave enough to share them in public, then that makes us a better
community.
There are some here that have an interest in aviation, beyond our
interests in LBC's. This, to us, is a major loss, in and of its self. To
have lost one that fought for the MG name and what it stands for is
touching at us all.
My heart, mind, and soul reach out to the individuals that have to bear
the loss of their loved ones.
LBC content: NONE
So there
Larry
>>>>On 7/27/00 10:42 PM so and so (fogbro1) said. (And I quote:)
>
>
>toad wrote:
>
>> John Macartney wrote:
>> >
>> > It was saddening to note in one of the lists that the tragic accident at
>Charles de
>> > Gaulle two days ago has no LBC content. While I have never subscribed to
>> > 'political correctness' it was even more distressing to note that just
one
>or two
>> > people seem to have treated the matter with a degree of entirely
undeserved
>> > flippancy and irreverence.
>> > For the benefit of one or two smart alec's who endeavoured to make a sic
>joke of that
>> > devastating incident, they should know it have a more than tenuous LBC
>connection
>> > and very much along the lines of posterity.
>> > Until BMW announced its intention to dispose of Rover earlier this year,
>the Managing
>> > Director of BMW's museum operation in Munich (BMW Mobile Tradition) was
>totally committed
>> > to a major overhaul of the replacement parts operation through British
>Motor Heritage of
>> > the marques that are no longer being made - as well as MG in its current
>and earlier
>> > forms. This vision, if it can be called such, was simply because BMW had
>the finance
>> > and determination (unlike a succession of Rover executives?) to recognise
>that a
>> > properly developed parts operation for the older car was a viable and
>undoubtedly
>> > profitable business opportunity.
>> > This man was Christian Eich and a more determined, committed, dedicated
>> > and enthusiastic advocate of the British sports car (of any make) would
be
>hard to find.
>> > It's worth mentioning as well that apart from all these qualities,
>Christian was a
>> > gentleman in the true sense of the word.
>> > It should be noted that he in particular fought tooth and nail against
the
>BMW board
>> > for the British Motor Heritage collection at Gaydon to be passed on to
new
>owners
>> > who would further develop it as he had wanted to do himself.
>> > It is he who was the prime architect in ensuring that the Heritage Centre
>in England with
>> > its archive and 400 odd vehicle collection, not only survived in its
>entireity but became
>> > part
>> > of the overall deal in the transfer of ownership of Land Rover to Ford.
>> > I am saddened to report that not only Christian, but his wife, their two
>children and
>> > his mother and father in law all died in that crash. There is a widely
held
>view
>> > at both Gaydon and Munich that in the inter-regnum, BMW's classic car
>operation in Munich
>> > will be greatly disadvantaged by his tragic passing. He was a wonderful
man
>> > with a unique and very special common-touch that was the envy of many.
>> > To the crash itself, new amateur footage now doing the European (and
>world?) TV networks
>> > suggests that one of the main fuel tanks inboard of the engines had
become
>severely
>> > ruptured - either by an exploding landing wheel or something else that
had
>damaged it as
>> > a result of some major adjacent component failure.
>> >
>> > John Macartney
>>
>> Thank you John for your sincere and meaningful candid comments.
>>
>> Toad
Larry Macy
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