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Re: Adding to that curiosity.........
Posted by Cees Broere on Wed May 14, 2003 02:43:00 PM
In reply top Adding to that curiosity......... posted by Tony C on Wed May 14, 2003 02:31:10 PM
Tony,
Well personally I think that a wing has more right to be classed a substantial surviving piece of airframe being usually fitted to the fuselage other then after a near fatal crash than an engine which could be changed a number of times (and has its own identity). Remember the recently recovered Indian Spitfire which had the serial stencilled on the wing fairings etc.
But I am in favour of Paul Coggans opinion that the centre fuselage is the main identifying factor, but that only works for very substantial wrecks where at least part of the fuselage is recovered. As Peter said, we are entering another phase here.
Just my opinion of course
What's yours
Cees