henra said "As is the case in almost all instances where an Airbus crashes. Even the Afriqiah Fin looked pristine compared to the rest of the plane. The fins are simply extremely strong compared to their weight. So their own inertia is low compared to their strength."
On the contrary, the fin was quite thoroughly damaged, and was mixed up with the remainder of the empennage and HS in a tangled mess.
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