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Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:06 am
by kaleidoscope
Nice videos of a wonderful find.
Wonder how much something like this is worth?
Videos...
http://youtu.be/CFe8CsOdoG8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9LsK74J_W0
and a few pics
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 11:51 am
by fvianello
Incredible!! It must have been in a really unreachable spot to stay hidden all this time!
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:03 pm
by nate25
She's in relatively good shape.
Hopefully someone will want her, and the Egyptians are willing to give her up.
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:22 pm
by Lieste
What you can see there is in good condition, however it is far from intact - much of the lower structure is torn away, including some of the lower fittings in the engine bay, the undercarriage and the lower nose area, including probably the wing centre section...
It is probably restorable to 'museum display' level*, but I'm not optimistic that it would be feasible to rebuild her to a flying condition without replacing most of the structure..
*In fact Duxford(?) has a Bf109E displayed in a 'crash-landed' condition as an exhibit, and there is an SM79 displayed 'as-found' somewhere in Italy (IIRC)
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:37 pm
by nate25
"Relatively" does not imply she'll ever fly again, only that she's in "relatively" good shape after a crash landing in semi-rocky terrain and spending approx. 70 yrs. in the sand-blasting and baking "booths", so to speak. [8|]
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:42 pm
by Lieste
"Intact" has a fairly specific meaning.
Recoverable, force landed, well preserved... all more appropriate terms for the condition IMO.
There is some speculation that this is an early "HS-B" serial, replaced later by a later marque P40 - will be interesting to see what the loss report says about the circumstances of loss, and the fate of the pilot.
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:53 pm
by nate25
Where's the word "intact" in any of these posts? Even the clip(s) have the title "Crush Airplane". [:(]
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:03 pm
by kaleidoscope
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:07 pm
by Lieste
ORIGINAL: nate25
Where's the word "intact" in any of these posts? Even the clip(s) have the title "Crush Airplane". [:(]
Try looking at the thread title [:D]
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:12 pm
by nate25
Ah, yes! [:D]
Sorry, Lieste, thought you were having a go at me.
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:18 pm
by warspite1
ORIGINAL: nate25
Ah, yes! [:D]
Sorry, Lieste, thought you were having a go at me.
Warspite1
nate25 - I 've told you before. Only come back to the forum once you've learned to read....sheeesh [:-][8|]
[;)]
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 5:09 pm
by nate25
I had just woke up - groggy - I deserved that bash.
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 9:10 pm
by Fred98
Great find!
The airforce will have a record of who last flew it. I wonder what became of him?
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RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:23 am
by Titanwarrior89
excellent....could have been in worst shape.
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 6:21 am
by ilovestrategy
Nate and Warspite. ROFL! [:D]
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 7:33 am
by Josh
Yeah it's an amazing very rare find, *but* I do wonder whatever happened to the pilot?
RE: Intact P-40 relic found in Egyptian desert
Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 8:24 am
by fvianello
ORIGINAL: Josh
Yeah it's an amazing very rare find, *but* I do wonder whatever happened to the pilot?
DOH!