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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's an old diagram showing where damage to an airplane could be identified after it returned to base without crashing while still damaged.

In short, the places you don't see damage are parts that the plane can't get hit in if it is expected not to crash before landing again.