+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 4 1 2 3 ... LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 35

Thread: P-40 found in desert

  1. #1
    Practically Family Phantomfixer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Mid East coast USA
    Posts
    736

    P-40 found in desert

    http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.p...filtr=0&page=1
    Cool pics not as good as the lost squadron of Spits but on the same lines as Lady Be Good.....
    John
    "It is better to be down here, wishing you were up there, than up here wishing you were down there."

  2. #2
    "A List" Customer Otter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    330
    Even the instruments are still there, that is a fixer upper for sure!

  3. #3
    One Too Many
    Join Date
    May 2009
    Location
    Gone.
    Posts
    1,463
    As I can't read the comments (Polish? Czeck?), can anyone advise where this was found? I see "Saharze" or something like (Sahara desert I presume), but whereabouts exactly? Does it say what if anything is proposed to be done with it?
    Last edited by MisterCairo; 04-19-2012 at 08:30 AM.

  4. #4
    One Too Many bond's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2011
    Location
    milwaukee,wi
    Posts
    1,719
    That's pretty cool. Could be north Africa ?
    Awesome find

  5. #5
    Practically Family Heather's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Southern Maine, USA
    Posts
    599
    That's so neat to see! I wonder what the story behind it is....

  6. #6
    I'll Lock Up dhermann1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Da Bronx, NY, USA
    Posts
    8,965
    I sure hope they rescued the pilot. What a horrible fate, to be lost in the trackless wastes of the Sahara Desert.
    "Hello. I'm Mr. Hardy, and this is my friend, Mr. Laurel."

  7. #7
    "A List" Customer Otter's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2011
    Location
    Scotland
    Posts
    330
    I was just reading this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft) and thought the same thing.

  8. #8
    Practically Family Doublegun's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Michigan
    Posts
    681
    It was found in the Sahara. Third picture - possibly two small caliber exit holes? Very cool.

  9. #9
    Practically Family MPicciotto's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Location
    Eastern Shore, MD
    Posts
    717
    At some point parts were separated from the aircraft by people after it was on the ground. Presumably the pilot was rescued. Or presumably recovery efforts have begun on the a/c.

    Matt
    If your cookie still in one piece, buy lotto

  10. #10
    Practically Family Heather's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2008
    Location
    Southern Maine, USA
    Posts
    599
    Interesting read Otter! Thanks for the link!

+ Reply to Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts