There was also an expensive taxying accident but it is nevertheless a remarkable safety record for vintage aircraft that did not have today's safety factors built in. Nor is the flying undemanding and most of it is close to the hard stuff.
Let not the 50th become an occasion to review the relevance of this miniscule expense on the public purse. The motto of the Flight is 'Lest we forget' - please let us not forget not just our finest hour but all those who perished to save this country.