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Video: WWII Kittyhawk P-40 Found in Sahara Desert

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Key Takeaways:

  • A remarkably intact Kittyhawk P-40, which crash-landed in the Sahara Desert 70 years ago, was recently discovered by a Polish oil worker.
  • Experts believe the aircraft belonged to RAF airman Dennis Copping, who disappeared in June 1942, though his remains were not found at the crash site.
  • Since its discovery, the historic P-40 has been severely looted and vandalized, prompting urgent calls for the British government to intervene and recover the relic.
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A Polish oil worker surveying a remote area in Western Egypt recently stumbled upon a surprising find: The remains of a Kittyhawk P-40 that crash-landed in the Sahara Desert seven decades ago.

Time and the elements have taken their toll on the aircraft, but aside from some corrosion, as well as damage likely sustained during the P-40’s rough landing, the fighter was found remarkably intact, according to a recent report by the Telegraph.

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