Crashed WW2 plane, discovered in the Sahara desert

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Crashed WW2 plane, discovered in the Sahara desert

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Very cool, thanks for posting.
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Very cool! The old P40 warhawk looks great after all that time!
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If ya read the comments after the story one person suggested that the pilot wired the stick so to stay in a roll so he could bail out.
Any thoughts about that?
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Forlorn, that's the word I'd use.
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What a find! Thanks for posting that. WW II aircraft are one of my interests.
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thanks for posting... I hope they find the pilot, sad way to go...i deeply appreciate the pilot's service and ultimate sacrifice...blessings... :)
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Real interesting post, thanks.
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man! nice pic. Them guns in the wings should be worth a fortune.
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a little duct tape, a little baling wire, she'll be flying again in a jiffy. :wink:
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pokey wrote:a little duct tape, a little baling wire, she'll be flying again in a jiffy. :wink:
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I can't WAIT to see these beauties...


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Regarding the P-40 - there are a number of videos on Youtube showing the wreck rapidly deteriorating as looters now know about it. The very first video which was supposedly taken at the time of discover shows the canopy nearly completely intact (no broken plexiglass), the ring gunsight in place, etc. The video also shows guys looting the .50-cal rounds out of the ammo boxes which explains some of the sheet metal damage on the wings. I hope somebody can drag that thing out of the desert before it is completely destroyed. As far as wiring the stick - I don't think so. The first video shows the canopy fully closed so the pilot looks to have re-closed the canopy after exiting the aircraft.
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