British WWII P-40 found in the Sahara

[EDDE]

British WWII P-40 found in the Sahara(EDIT MORE PHOTOS 4/24)

WWW.KONRADUS.COM - LOTNICTWO - Znalezisko
P-40 from Sahara - Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums page 3 has some interesting point in the photos...



https://picasaweb.google.com/114682...&authkey=Gv1sRgCKjxkt6rkNTFKg&feat=directlink

 

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[Diggit]

Looks like a very early model Brit export P40. Sweet post.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Edde,
hope all is well in DeKalb; all is well?

Nothing like all the facts in Polish.
Take Care,

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Sam 8]

Amazing.
For you guys interested in this stuff look up, "The Lady Be Good"...I have the hardback book but I am am sure the story is online somewhere...amazing, tragic, and profoundly interesting story of a U.S. bomber lost in the deserts of Libya during WW II and found by oil exploration crews years later.
The desert environment is an amazing preservation environment...when powered up radios still worked, tire was still inflated..
Worth the time if you enjoy aviation and military history.

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Amazing.
For you guys interested in this stuff look up, "The Lady Be Good"...I have the hardback book but I am am sure the story is online somewhere...amazing, tragic, and profoundly interesting story of a U.S. bomber lost in the deserts of Libya during WW II and found by oil exploration crews years later.
The desert environment is an amazing preservation environment...when powered up radios still worked, tire was still inflated..
Worth the time if you enjoy aviation and military history.

Is that the story where they found one of the pilots diary talking about slowly dying from lack of food and water?
I believe I read that story, very sad.
Carl

 

[Diggit]

Is that the story where they found one of the pilots diary talking about slowly dying from lack of food and water?
I believe I read that story, very sad.
Carl

Yes sir,that is the one.
very sad,indeed. it is believed that the lack of proper navigation training led to their demise.

 

[Unicorn]

Have you read that during a recent visit to Singapore by our Prime Minister, it was revealed that 20 Spitfires had been found. I believe that negotiations are taking place, so that we can go and retrieve them.

 

[Diggit]

Have you read that during a recent visit to Singapore by our Prime Minister, it was revealed that 20 Spitfires had been found. I believe that negotiations are taking place, so that we can go and retrieve them.

There are a few posts here about that. Interesting story, I can't wait to see them reassembled.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Most of that b24 is still in Libya at an airbase there. I wonder if anyone will ever try to get it now that things are changing over there.

 

[EDDE]

Edde,
hope all is well in DeKalb; all is well?

Nothing like all the facts in Polish.
Take Care,

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

Its O.K. ,no time to really do anything now that I have a grand peanut.....cept read and troll....this new forum style sucks....

 

[EDDE]

https://picasaweb.google.com/1146825...eat=directlink

tons more photos here!

 

[TheHarleyMan2]

https://picasaweb.google.com/1146825...eat=directlink

tons more photos here!

Link doesn't work

 

[Ammonhotep]

That P-40 site is about 30 miles from the Farafra Oasis in Egypt (as the crow flies). Been through that area a few years back. Nothing much there, although Dakhla is incredible.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

just found this on CNN.com :

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