Amen to your statements.
Back in 1997, the only flying ME-109G model was destroyed in Britain because the pilot flying it didn't know how to extend the cowl flaps. The engine overheated and he destroyed the aircraft.
The aircraft was named "Black 6 and it is the one in the brown desert paint scheme." The pilot survived, and the aircraft was rebuilt by the Imperial War museum, but it was decided not to restore the ME109 to flying condition. It will live the rest of its life in a hanger so that future generations can view it.
That Corsair is now a smoking hole, never to be seen again.