Originally Posted by
deSitter
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.
Apart from the TE obviously having contacted the hard surface and taken a little beating, the fins looks relatively fine to me !?
Where do you see damage to the rest of the fin structure (apart from the TE as said) ?
Have you looked at the remainder of the aircraft and what has been left of it compared to the fin ? It is a 10 million item 3d puzzle.
Can't you see a pattern there ?