zorg Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) A Second World War aeroplane that crash landed in the Sahara Desert before the British pilot walked to his death has been found almost perfectly preserved 70 years later. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/9258110/World-War-II-RAF-Kittyhawk-fighter-plane-found-in-the-Sahara-Desert-in-Egypt.html?frame=2215708 Edited May 11, 2012 by zorg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naxos Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Great find - thanks for posting the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 ... set of pics in the German Spiegel: http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/technik/kittyhawk-p-40-abgestuerzter-weltkriegsflieger-in-sahara-gefunden-a-832749.html Rgds; Dutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorg Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 http://www.dailymail...ands-death.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorg Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 more photos ... http://www.vintagewi...Discovered.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorg Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 http://www.qattara.it/60-173%20Kittyhawk.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostprussenmann_new Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hopefully they try to preserve it. Great find on the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christerd Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 If I read the article right with my Google translator It seems that they found remains of the pilot , Maybe he will rest in peace after 70 years in the end ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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