Amazing pics -WW2 P-40 found in Sahara

A P-40 has been found in the desert by a Polish oil company worker (Poland owns the sahara?), serial number shows it was flown by famous Canadian pilot Stocky Edwards, and later by RAF pilot Dennis Copping.

P40 found story and pics

 

Lots more interesting read than the ad-bot that promotes loans.

Thanks McLoud

 

Boy, that must have sucked to get shot down right in the middle of nowhere somewhere in the desert.

 

He was not shot down

"On June 28, Flt Sgt Copping and another airman were ordered to fly two damaged Kittyhawks from one British airbase in northern Egypt to another for repair, but he lost his bearings, went off course and was never seen again."

http://www.a1social.com/2012/05/fir...ter-plane-found-crashed-in-the-sahara-desert/

 

Wow, the level of preservation is amazing!

As my junior high-school teacher used to say, aluminum oxidizes and that's a good thing unless you're fancy and well capitalized Never polish (the verb) away what amounts to a bit of self-protection.

This is the only one I've seen close-up.

 

Apparently, he got lost in the desert. A similar case to the Lady Be Good

 

God-damned rag heads already looting the remains.

What happened to the second plane?

I can't believe the second plane didn't radio for help.

Where was this plane in relationship to where the two bases were?

Not the slightest shred of investigative reporting, lazy bastards...

Poor s.o.b. pilot.. what a way to go...