P40 Time Capsule

[siznaudin]

Can't find the original thread on this a/c but here's an minor update on its status.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222406/Dennis-Copping-Body-war-pilot-crash-landed-plane-Sahara-found.html

 

The main thrust if you can't be bothered with the link is..

 

"The P40 Kittyhawk plane has been removed from the desert and locked in a storage crater in El Alemain.

 

The Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon is in negotiations with Egyptian authorities to have the aircraft returned to Britain."

 

I think they might mean a crate...:confused: !

 

 

[willedoo]

Interesting article & quite a development in the story, thanks Geoff.

 

It's amazing to see the condition it's in considering all those rocks about the site - even has the tail wheel intact.

 

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

[siznaudin]

It's possible(?) that the a/c was put down when there was more of a sand cover over the rocky base and there has been susequent removal by wind action: dunno - it's a long time ago. It would be of more than passing interest to find out if a DNA check has been done on the bones found though..