Ah, found the answers now.
Firstly, the aircraft has no bodies on board. The two dead crewmembers were washed up not long after the aircraft crashed.
Secondly, by British law:
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All crashed enemy aircraft and their equipment, lying within the United Kingdom, are regarded as captured enemy property which has been surrendered to the Crown. Ownership belongs to the Ministry of Defence (RAF).
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Which explains why the RAF Museum has the go-ahead to get her up.
