Quote from Jeff "As to the replacement wing on NR16020 - yes, aware of that - but we're not talking about wing as a source but fuselage (which was repaired)".
Actually my point in mentioning the Electra in this context was just to show a precedent where in an arguably similar plane with wing damage, key structure was apparently replaced with factory assembly rather than patching. Suggests, to me anyway, assuming a similar standard of care, that field repairs to internal structure of the C-47 wing might be unlikely, therefore more likely to be original (non-repair) structure as pictured. A leap in logic....maybe
I wonder if damage/repair records exist for that C-47