I think it's going to appeal to many more people than it offends, but like Eagler, I hope it is user-selectable. (Maybe with a slider switch, so that all the way over, Nopoop can have his skull fragments-- 'course, if there are skull fragments on the canopy, who would be left to look at them?)
I love the bullet-holes, and think a smashed up instrument panel would be cool too.
How about "damaged engine" wav file, where the engine cuts out, runs rough, lots of clanking noises, etc?