FJJP
I concur wholeheartedly with your comments, and endorse pretty much all that you say.
DT is, without doubt, the top man for the job, but as you rightly say, the AEO is equally as important (especially when the lights go out!)
As HZ123 and Chipmunk say (and I also agree) it would be great to see her back in the air, but the cost is prohibitive. If Mig15's maths are correct, the cost would literally be 'thru' the roof' - and therefeore, the fuel erquation alone makes it a non-starter.
Like Mig, I believe the way forward is for her to be put back together again, and returned to taxi status. As he says, just the sound of the old girl at 'max chaff' will suffice for those who have flown her and/or seen her at airshows. The rest will just have to close their eyes and dream!!!
Kind regards
The Swinging Monkey
'Caruthers, is it time for my afternoon Grouse yet?'