P40 found in desert

**Gixergs** · #1 04-23-2012, 03:09 PM

A British marked (112 Sqn?) P40 Kittyhawk was found in the desert unfortunately it's already being smashed and stripped by the locals

Crush Air plane 1 Movie.mp4 - YouTube

**charleswlkr54** · #2 04-23-2012, 05:10 PM

Shame, if it couldn't be made airworthy it could have bee a source of parts for ones that could be!

**peter taft** · #3 04-23-2012, 05:22 PM

Nice find.... shame it was by the wrong people ! They don't really understand the Historical significance of what they have found, and just strip it - This is sad, really sad !

**nebeltex** · #4 04-24-2012, 12:43 AM

i don't think that the aircraft is being stripped by locals.... i didn't see any houses around and the guys all look like they are wearing schlumberger coveralls. they could have just stumbled upon it while surveying a new pipeline route. that happens a lot.... more than you might think.

**Gixergs** · #5 04-24-2012, 02:01 AM

I think your right,there is more information in the comments of the second video
Crush Air plane 2 movie.mp4 - YouTube
The ammo has been removed by the Egyptian Army.I found the first video on a forum the comments there suggested that locals had ripped it apart,here they suggest otherwise.Hopefully the plane will be recovered either way I hope someone can say what the fate of the pilot was,it doesn't seem the best of places to go roaming.