GREAT IDEA! I'm American, so please make sure my vote is counted correctly!
Being an American, I also know that many people would end up having their own VIRTUAL SCRAPYARD of DAMAGED PLANES, like they actually have in real life with cars. I know I'd want to be able to walk around in my aircraft junkyard taking pieces from an old B-29 I cracked up landing for my new B-29 which merely needs a new engine. That way I'd only have to pay PPs (perk points) to store my virtual wrecks. That would be cheaper than having to buy new parts. Of course, you could only salvage your plane if you made it back to your base.
Betown, your idea works in so many ways. One real nasty situation it helps solve is the case of a B-29, which has been slightly damaged by ack so it cant lower it's right landing gear. Now a good pilot should be able to get it down with just damage to the right wingtip and the 3 & 4 engines. Without this salvage rule, it can't be "recycled".
/S/ MRPLUTO, VMF-323, "Death Rattlers"
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