If there is enough of a wrecked Spit to justify it’s restoration and get it back into the air, then so be it. The Spit is at least a reminder of our history, something we shouldn’t forget. Leaving it wreckage won’t bring the pilot back, or make the pain any less for his family. As wreckage it accomplishes nothing, but as a restored WW2 Spitfire, it teaches, amazes, is a cause for dreaming, and a reminder of a time long ago. It has far more value in that form.Dan

Nicely put Dan – it makes a lot of sense.