P40 Found in the Sahara Desert

reply to post by Drunkenparrot


that's one of my all time favorite movies.
and military aircraft ranks right up there to.

here ya go Gunners Dream, not really sure how the the locnar relates, but heres the clip.

why is it still paint on it

They are going to try and find the remains of the British pilot flying the P40, there is and article on the BBC news website.

World War II fighter found in Egyptian desert

This P-40 is an RAF one which crash landed in WW2, you can read the story here..

The pilot was Flt Sgt Dennis Copping, a 24 year old who was reported MIA in June 1942. It is in good condition as it would appear that the pilot made an almost perfect crash landing, survived, set up camp then wandered off into the desert. The British embassy are planning a search for his remains.

For those who do not know....

The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk was a high performance American single-engine, single-seat, all-metal fighter and ground attack aircraft, it's Allison V-1710 engines produced about 1,040 hp.


Curtiss P-40 Warhawk The Flying Tigers' plane

The Flying Tigers American Volunteer Group - Chinese Air Force

I just wanted to make a suggestion on those that think this should be covered by sand by now.

It is apparent by the exposed rock in the terrain that this is not an area trending dunes. carry on..cool thread op!

Telegraph is running the story now;

WWII fighter plane hailed the 'aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun's Tomb' found preserved in the Sahara

Poor pilot, he survived the crash, made a makeshift camp for god knows how long, then tried to trek out of the desert never to be seen or heard from again.