Mapmaker,
I'd be a bit chary of what you read on aviation forums. Many of the contributors to pprune for example are not even pilots, never mind professional ones.
While a few Mustangs, Spits etc have been used as rich boys playthings those flown in displays are subject to controls and all pilots need a CAA display authorisation.
A number are lost through accidents. In my time the big ones have been the UK Mossie (that was owned/flown by BAe) and the P38 Lightning that went in at Duxford in 96. The pilot in that case, Hoof Proudfoot, was an ATPL holder whose day job involved flying for a major airline.
What I'm saying in a nutshell is that it's acceptably safe to go on flying these things while there's a market for those willing to watch. The law of averages mean there will be accidents. Sometimes the pilots will be killed but the existence of display rules etc mean the chances of innocent spectators or residents/passers by being hurt are infinitesimal.
There's little if any justification for a ban as your postings seem to imply.
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