It's the government, Mr. Herndon, so anything is possible. Common sense need not apply.
Which brings up the point I raised above. I realize that there are two schools of thought on older aircraft: 1) Airplanes are meant to fly so fly 'em until the FAA says no, and 2) Airplanes belong in museums so they will last forever and future generations can see them.
While I partially agree with point 1, something that I believe needs to be factored into the fly/not fly decision is the rarity of the aircraft in question. If it's the only intact example, one good way to make it the only unintact example is to keep flying it. Airplanes are mechanical things. Mechanical things break all the time; when old mechanical things break, the results are usually catastrophic. And - Aircraft (at least the ones I'm talking about) have humans flying them. Humans make mistakes, all the time.
The reward of seeing a vintage aircraft fly should be balanced against its degree of irreplaceability. My 2 cents.
LTM,
Monty Fowler, TIGHAR No. 2189 CER