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Agreed, the minor distortion of the spinner looks like it could have ditched ,

the missing canopy could have been jettisoned prior to impact , the rear

fuselage damage is such, that it may have been caused by salvage efforts.

It still gives no clear picture of what happened to the pilot, possibly released

his straps before impact and got knocked out, maybe got out ok then

drowned. An enduring mystery.