It’s the old ship of Theseus/ Trigger’s Broom paradox. Before you can even decide whats original, you have to define ‘original’. Even R6915 got pranged and rebuilt half a dozen times. Certainly what’s there now is far from 100% of what was there when it flew with 609 in 1940…. That said no one would quibble that it was not ‘915 as a result. Even air frames that have been active for the last 70 years have been rebuilt time and again.
This is even true of humans. The cells that make up your body are 100% not the same as the ones that made it up 10 years ago… but you don’t suddenly stop being you.
‘Original’ is relative and I don’t think a data plate restoration is all that lesser for it, providing there’s enough continuity.
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