I have been on the wishlist.
Thing is about justifying priorities is that different people have different criteria for wishing for what they want. Historical representation is important certainly, but we aren't a historical re-enactment community (see typical MA gameplay). I'd rather have something odd and fun than something mainstream myself.
The MA is well taken care of, by and large, but if you'd take a closer look you may notice more than one MA suitable suggestion (A-26, Pe-2, Re-2005, Ki-100 ... ). And it isn't 'historical
re-enactment.' That's what the guys who buy Revolutionary War, Civil War and even WWII uniforms do - firing blanks and falling when the script says. This community does it's best to stage 'historical events' where the players may have an impact on the battle. With player counts of up to 300 or so in an FSO frame (a large margin of them forum participants) then you may expect more 'event holes' being plugged by Dale and co. As you've seen, HT isn't adverse to such. By the full list of planes and vehicles modeled so far, it seems he's right at home there. You'd think he was an event player himself over the last couple of decades.
Anyhoo ... that's why I made adjustments based on some of the other player's criteria.
Like I said, you had to be there. Visiting the wishlist and participating in the thread I posted with this chart/list are 2 different things.