........like I've said in an earlier post here, the fact that the wings where torn off most likely saved their lives to some degree by taking some of the energy out of the A/C during the impact sequence.
Given the right circumstances all aircraft have a "wing removal feature/s" (as well as other bits & pieces on the airframe) this can be achieved by making the little 'speedo' needle go well beyond that little red line on the guage, the VNE line meaning "Vertical Never Ending"
. Doing this (providing you have enough height) will remove (as well as the offending wing/s) any doubt about what's left upon impact !
Funny to read what folks say here, if there is a 'lever' to remove said wings then am glad I don't know where it is !
Capt Wally :-)