Frozen in the sands of time

rustynutz · **June 24, 2012, 13:52:20**

Eerie Second World War RAF fighter plane discovered in the Sahara... 70 years after it crashed in the desert

Pilot of the Kittyhawk P-40 was thought to have survived crash, but died trying to walk out of the desert
Aircraft was found almost perfectly preserved, unseen and untouched, after it came down in 1942
Historian describes find as 'an incredible time capsule' and 'the aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun's Tomb'

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Phil №❶ · **Reply #1: June 24, 2012, 13:56:01**

Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind

Dazzler · **Reply #2: June 24, 2012, 14:05:44**

Very Interesting

(hope they get it all before it is stripped)

Shambles · **Reply #3: June 24, 2012, 15:05:23**

Fascinating, yet surreal

succulant · **Reply #4: June 24, 2012, 15:45:10**

excellent article

Doggie 1 · **Reply #5: June 25, 2012, 05:24:09**

Very interesting

Ugly Mongrel · **Reply #6: June 25, 2012, 07:43:24**

Thanks, rustynutz.

Phil №❶ · **Reply #7: June 25, 2012, 07:53:08**

No souvenirs, it's essentially a grave site