Tally ho World War II fighter found in Egyptian desert

Started by 0kult13, May 11, 2012, 03:00:29 PM

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0kult13

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650

A World War II RAF fighter, which crash-landed in a remote part of the Egyptian desert in 1942, has been discovered almost intact.




Wonder if its on google earth ?

TheCommandTent

Always cool to see when stuff like this is found.
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mirth

Amazing that it's so well preserved. You'd think that 70 years sand and wind would have stripped it to bare metal.
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bob48

'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

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mirth

It is a P-40. The Brits used a lot of them in NA during the early war.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

bob48

If we can get it flying, and grab those Spits they found, that should keep us going until 2023 when the JSF comes into service ::)
'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers'

'Clip those corners'

Recombobulate the discombobulators!