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Old 13th Sep 2023, 05:24
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jmmilner
 
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Already chopped up?

Originally Posted by visibility3miles
Some photos on BBC:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66785897

Looks like the field was clear of crops.
The same article claims:

A video on social media showed a heavy digger then dismembering the plane, lopping off the cockpit, tail and wings to more easily remove the plane from the field.

Either the BBC fell for the prior video or the investigation won't have much to go on in finding the cause of the hydraulics failure. Even if the plane was an obvious write-off, wouldn't taking it apart a bit more carefully improve the quality and quantity of the spare parts that will be harvested?
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