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There was a cacophony of denial when some photos of a well preserved P-40,found in the Western desert were published on a Polish site IIRC.
Well,it is genuine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFe8C...feature=relmfu
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Humble pie for the cynics methinks
Cheers
Steve
Interesting Steve. This is the first I've heard of this. What's the story and what will be the fate of this plane?
I don't know that it has been identified yet.Originally Posted by Crimea_River
If those videos are anything to go by I fear for the fate of this one.
Cheers
Steve
In the description they claim it's a Spitfire, but you can tell rather easily it's a P-40.
Very interesting indeed! What a find - makes you think what else might be out in the wilderness. I remember a friend's bother, back in the late 1960s, visiting a point in the desert where there were a number of knocked-out German tanks -no idea what happened to them, might still be there.
It's entirely possible, remember "Lady Be Good" was discovered (with it's crew) in the desert after being lost for decades...and an episode of "Globe Trekker" showed a vast array of WWII British vehicles still rotting in the middle of the desert, if I remember right, somewhere between Tunisia and Libya.
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Shifting sands probably keep things interesting as well.
Couldn't hear the audio on this computer, but it's defiantly a P-40E
And in RAF markings. Just realized - the canopy was closed, which is a touch unusual if belly-landed and the pilot walked away. Is it possible that the pilot's remains are still in the cockpit? Looked like a successful, but somewhat rough landing, judging by the prop being separated. As there was ammunition still in the bays, it obviously hadn't been touched, let alone any salvage attempt made, at the time of the incident.
Hope we are able to learn more in the fullness of time.
Kind of disheartening to see people climbing all over it like a pile of junk. It should have been treated like the time capsule that it is. I think we are witnessing it's rapid destruction...
“The entrance to the cockpit of this aircraft is most difficult. It should have been made impossible.” — Flight Journal magazine, April 2000, regards the XF10F-1, Grumman's first attempt at a swing wing fighter.
"Death doesn't ask..."
I'm afraid to say you're probably right. Not wishing to speculate, but, apart from being of great historic interest, and indeed a 'time capsule', what if it is one of Marseilles' victims? Even more important after 70 years of isolation.
Some startling pictures here:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1146825...at=directlink#
Battery made in Australian = Aussie fighter squadron?
Last edited by Capt. Vick; 04-24-2012 at 02:53 PM.
“The entrance to the cockpit of this aircraft is most difficult. It should have been made impossible.” — Flight Journal magazine, April 2000, regards the XF10F-1, Grumman's first attempt at a swing wing fighter.
"Death doesn't ask..."
Too bad there wasn't a number that could be traced. That shot of the control panel confirms it's an "E" model
You can just make out the HS of 260Sqn
You have better eye sight than i do. Was that an RAAF squadron?
“The entrance to the cockpit of this aircraft is most difficult. It should have been made impossible.” — Flight Journal magazine, April 2000, regards the XF10F-1, Grumman's first attempt at a swing wing fighter.
"Death doesn't ask..."
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