Originally Posted by
Ripton
With regards to the cutting, it looks like there may be a shadow on the low res TV image. It's likely any cutting would have dislodged the pebbles/dirt. Perhaps play with the brightness/contrast settings.
I see that not as a "cut out" on the picture on the left, but a further piece of the fuselage closer to the camera and bent up upwards - it's dark and unlit and blocking the view of the piece of the side behind it.