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Awesome!

Wow, that's close enough to wipe that Falcon's canopy!

Kittyhawk P-40, Found In Egyptian Desert 70 Years After Crashing:

More info and photos

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Holy Crap thats a great picture!
But either im stupid or something, but i didnt know they used p-40's in the Egyptian Desert.

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Sadly, they found the pilot nearby. Within a few miles I think.

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Kittyhawks, mostly, flown by Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans if I remember correctly. Quite a robust plane, they were fairly common in the north african campaigns, mostly as light bombers and ground attack.

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Yes, the Curtiss series served primarily in North Africa (and of course SE Asia) with the Commonwealth forces, their value being in the role of fighter-bomber: they did not have the agility and speed for Northern Europe. This is the aircraft currently featured in the media; there is an effort being made to rescue it for restoration (before it gets stripped by souveneir hunters). I wasn't aware that the pilot had been found, poor guy

I suppose the arid condition of the desert has prevented much corrosion, reminds me about that cache of Spitfires in Burma that they are digging up

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Looks like the picture is in the middle of nowhere. I wonder what made him crash? Im guessing toward he ran out of fuel.

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