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Post by xray on Apr 21, 2012 13:26:57 GMT 8
Found this linked from another forum. Unfortunately the thread is all in Polish, but here is the gist of it. This Polish guy was somewhere in North Afrika, and he claims to have found a RAF P-40 wreck in the desert. He posted a few pics, including the one below. Looks pretty surreal, and a legit RAF P-40 would be pretty rare under any circumstances. Some guys think this is actually an advanced diorama ,,, Some guys think its a photoshop trick, others think its legit. I don't know what to think, but the cockpit shot especially sure does look like the real thing. www.konradus.com/forum/read.php?f=13&i=7154&t=7154&filtr=0&page=1[Here is another thread in English talking about it, haven't looked through it yet] forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=42118
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Post by darthdract on May 9, 2012 0:19:13 GMT 8
so it is lying on the Desert for the past 70 years it seem to be in good shape considering that Desert conditions are harsh it seems like the plane just crash landed like 3 or 4 years ago.
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Post by darthdract on May 9, 2012 0:21:12 GMT 8
After all this could be a Photo of a Model plane taken by a Macro lens camera.
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Post by xray on May 9, 2012 13:49:24 GMT 8
It appears to be legit, darth. This link is to a warbird outfit in Canada, and has many more pics, and some links to video. tinyurl.com/d8jvmpgIt is now greatly feared that the locals will claim it for scrap ,,, But to have remain undiscovered for 7 decades, it must be in an extremely remote area.
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Post by sherwino on May 9, 2012 15:04:39 GMT 8
It's hard to put those wing dents on a plastic model but the paint job still looks smooth. Maybe Batteryboy can say if it's a model or not. He's good at those stuff.
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Post by xray on May 10, 2012 4:58:51 GMT 8
sherwino, there is actual video of the wreck. It is verified as legitimate.
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Post by batteryboy on May 10, 2012 6:01:24 GMT 8
Its a legit one. The link povided by xray shows more details of the wreck.
You seldom get rust and corrosion in the dessert due to minimal exposure to water Notice how the paint was naturally "sand blasted" from the metal skin.
There are more undiscovered stuff lying out there in the desert.
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Post by okla on May 10, 2012 10:03:38 GMT 8
Hey Battery....I am sure you are familiar with the B-24, "Lady Be Good" that was found by the Oil Exploration Crew back in the late 1960s or early '70s in the Libyan Desert. It was well preserved by the dry, desert climate. Of course it had only been there from 1943 till the above date/dates. If memory serves, the coffee still in the thermos was drinkable, but nobody had more than just a wee taste. The bomber had lost it's way returning from a bomb run over Naples harbor, so the story goes for those unfamiliar with the event. A buddy of mine, who was with the USAF at Everude, France told me that one of the propellers was on display at that base, but since DeGaulle exited NATO presence from France, one wonders what might have happened to the relic. Cheers.
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Post by darthdract on May 10, 2012 20:53:58 GMT 8
Hi Okla,, Coffee still drinkable?
wow I wonder what it tastes so I am assuming that is Black coffee without the Milk since dairy products get spoiled like within a day exposed to elements.
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Post by okla on May 11, 2012 0:50:26 GMT 8
Hey Darth....I thought the same thing way back when this story was making headlines. You can almost bet your life savings that it was the blackest, strongest java to come out of a GI Mess Hall. Something to keep those Pilots awake on that run from Libya to Naples and back. If memory serves, they finally recovered all the bodies. Some were with the wreck, a few others scattered along their path, heading north. One, a Sergeant Moore, again if memory serves, was the last recovered. He had somehow kept plugging Northward. I don't remember how far, but his remains were discovered quite some distance from his hiking companion/companions. That dry, arid condition warded off decomposition that would normally have been the case. Had it not been for the Oil Exploration guys, those poor, unfortunate members of "Lady Be Good" would still be alone in the Sahara, looking up at the stars since 1943. For the life of me I can't recall whether all the crewmen's bodies were found or not. One might still be out there in the dunes, but memory fails me at this point. Cheers.
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