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Title: perfectly preserved P-40 found in the Sahara (2012)
Post by: RJH57 on April 28, 2016, 09:09:09 AM

just came across this 2012 newspaper article. Some good P-40 pictures.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222406/Dennis-Copping-Body-war-pilot-crash-landed-plane-Sahara-found.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2222406/Dennis-Copping-Body-war-pilot-crash-landed-plane-Sahara-found.html)

Title: Re: perfectly preserved P-40 found in the Sahara (2012)
Post by: FLOOB on April 28, 2016, 09:32:25 AM

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,356992.msg4733996.html#msg4733996

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,333379.0.html

Title: Re: perfectly preserved P-40 found in the Sahara (2012)
Post by: DaveBB on April 28, 2016, 05:42:10 PM

Plane was very well preserved before locals began tearing chunks off of it.  The pilot died a horrible death of dehydration unfortunately.