World War II RAF fighter plane found in the Sahara Desert in Egypt

steve55 · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:01

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/pic...the-Sahara-Desert-in-Egypt.html?frame=2215708

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02215/kittyhawk-1_2215708k.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUMat8I_z_0

The single-seater fighter plane was discovered by chance by Polish oil company worker Jakub Perka exploring a remote region of the Western Desert in Egypt. The location is about 200 miles from the nearest town.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02215/kittyhawk-cockpit_2215734k.jpg

steve55 · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:02

I am surprised he survived the landing, just look at all the massive rocks around landing site:

Only looks like a few years old. Dry desert air must preserve things well.

Renton · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:13

Yeah dry warm air tends to preserve things

And as for the damage if that is the bank indicator on the top right then he hit at quite an angle....lucky boy

Fire_fly · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:15

Story dates back to last May.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650

I would hate to survive the landing only to find myself in the middle of the Sahara with little chance of getting back to civilization.

Aod · 29 Jan 2013 at 20:20

Fire_fly said:
Story dates back to last May.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650

I would hate to survive the landing only to find myself in the middle of the Sahara with little chance of getting back to civilization.

Me too... Poor soul

Squark · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:08

Didn't we already have a thread on this?

Princey · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:11

Squark said:
Didn't was already have a thread on this?

Did you accidentally that sentence?

Craterloads · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:14

Are they guns mounted in the wings?

Resident · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:23

Craterloads said:
Are they guns mounted in the wings?

So many facepalm images to choose from.

Squark · 29 Jan 2013 at 21:24

Princey said:
Did you accidentally that sentence?

I was thinking one sentence and typed another!

Amleto · 29 Jan 2013 at 23:02

Squark said:
Didn't we already have a thread on this?

that's what I was thinking.

KatanaDV20 · 29 Jan 2013 at 23:07

This pilot put it down well though, the damage isnt extensive! Skillage.

Cosimo · 30 Jan 2013 at 07:28

Fire_fly said:
Story dates back to last May.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650

I expect it's been left there as a memorial to the pilot. Anyone heard any more on this story?

Zenduri · 30 Jan 2013 at 07:35

Internet is full of videos of found planes and tanks, just jump on youtube and you will find multiple videos of people finding spitfires and bf 109's but mainly loads of videos of russians pulling complete, miovng and fully armed stugs, hetzers and kv 1's from bogs and marches

Blackjack Davy · 30 Jan 2013 at 15:07

Renton said:
Yeah dry warm air tends to preserve things

And as for the damage if that is the bank indicator on the top right then he hit at quite an angle....lucky boy

Lucky? You're joking, right?

Would've been better for him if he'd been killed instantly in the crash instead of dying of thirst/heat in the desert. Poor bugger.

Vulcan · 30 Jan 2013 at 16:14

Blackjack Davy said:
Lucky? You're joking, right?

Would've been better for him if he'd been killed instantly in the crash instead of dying of thirst/heat in the desert. Poor bugger.

You say that with hindsight though.

He probably thought he could survive, like many have.