Everyone:
A serious topic deserves a serious response......
I think one’s reaction to this sort of tragedy depends very much on one’s age.
Aircrew in WWII did not expect to survive one tour on ops let alone several.
If you joined the RAF in the 50’s there was a good chance that you would be killed in a flying accident. That was just a matter of fact. There were literally hundreds of accidents each year. If you had any common sense you accepted this. When you lost a mate of course it was sad but it was not unusual.
Today (in war or peace) so few aircrew are killed each year that every event comes as a terrible shock to those who have not experienced those earlier days. We should recognise this and not question what they do or say.