RAF P-40

[inkworm]

Thought you'd all like to see this little set of photos

[gamary]

It's interesting, but the aircraft has litterally been sanded for the most part. I hope the aircraft is saved before tourists and locals (mostly the latter) rip it apart...

[Serval]

Below a link to two video's where you can see locals actually allready busy ripping it apart.

P-40 in woestijn Egypte

[adlabs6]

I had read that those men were sent by the Egyptian military to remove any ammunition from the site. This was information was supposedly translated by someone else, so I can't say how accurate it is.

An interesting find. I hope that the pilot was able to find his way to civilization.

[Serval]

Oops... bad assumption then

[gamary]

that those men were sent by the Egyptian military to remove any ammunition from the site

If that's what an Egyptian ammo disposal team looks like, I'm never flying through Cairo.

[adlabs6]

Found an article on this. Apparently the pilot's name is known, and has been missing since the war.

WWII fighter plane hailed the 'aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun's Tomb' found preserved in the Sahara - Telegraph

[inkworm]

The pilot name isn't 100% confirmed and I know Andy hasn't said that it is Copping but he is a likely contender. Typical that the press jump to conclusions.