RAF P40 found in the desert

[neatbik]

Not much explanation to go with it i'm afraid. Apparently its been found in Egypt, 70 years after crashing.

https://picasaweb.google.com/114682566226043469349/Zdj_samolot?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKjxkt6rkNTFKg&feat=directlink#

[salty21]

whoever it was obviously survived the crash then, would be awesome to hear the story behind it but i guess i'll just have to use my imagination
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[paddlesat16]

Thats amazing
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[Dilyan]

With hardly any humidity it looks good for a 70-year old crashed plane. Well preserved. Odd, considering the amount of sand involved.
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[Kal]

Love the sandblasting of the paintwork!

Poor fucker to have landed it that well and then been faced with a walk miles from anywhere.
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[Dilyan]

Don't think he survived; if it was anywhere near a walking distance from a city/village - the plane would have been found a long time ago. Must have been a horrible, slow, painful death.

Spliff anyone?
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[paddlesat16]

P40 picture here

https://www.worldwar2pilots.net/p40desertRAFdogs.jpg
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[Pete.]

P-40 aka Curtiss Warhawk. Was my dream fantasy plane as a kid. I loved the snarling sharks face and painted one on a model boat I built when I was about 9 or 10 yrs old.
Great find!
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[neatbik]

Didnt take long for the looters to arrive...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LsK74J_W0&feature=player_embedded

[Hetzer]

[Ayrton]

[Pete.]

Must have looked like a pretty safe spot to put it down from the air, but the rock's ripped the bottom of the plane off.

Wonder what became of the pilot?
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[Sako]

so surprised it's in such good condition!

[bLiXeY]

I have a feeling there was probably a lot more sand covering the area 70 years ago.

I'd have thought landing on such a rocky uneven surface would have done more than twisted a few panels.