I have to agree with EN830. At the end of the day people should not speculate as to what happened. The truth as to what happened my never be known, but the lives of the men that were lost will never be forgotten.
You have to look at it realistically, restoring an airframe would be a substantial effort when it’s in this condition. It would also take a lot of money. Removing parts of the airframe for other more savable Lightnings would be a better option in this case.
I think the possabilities of saving this airframe are very remote, however, it doesn’t mean that certain parts can be removed that may be usable in other Lightnings that do survive.
Not to sure, but if you ask LesB, he could put you in touch with Malcolm at the Midland Air Museum, Coventry, where I work. He currently works very hard on our Canberra there and is a wealth of information on the aircraft type
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