British WWII fighter found in Egyptian desert

As German Gen. Erwin Rommel chased British forces across the North African desert, a stray Royal Air Force fighter crashed in the blistering sands of the Egyptian Sahara on June 28, 1942.

[Colorado Chick]

Well, at least this will bring closure to the pilot's family AFTER all this time...if the remains are still within or found nearby...

[Krypteia]

Colorado Chick wrote:

Well, at least this will bring closure to the pilot's family AFTER all this time...if the remains are still within or found nearby...

What i can gather he has no living relatives and looks like the poor soul might have tried to walk out the desert never to be seen again..Quite impressive condition of the plane though,what i can gather the US keeps a lot of it's old planes in the desert somewhere,sort of mothball preservation.

[buysellwwii]

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[I can read]

Krypteia wrote:

<quoted text>What i can gather he has no living relatives and looks like the poor soul might have tried to walk out the desert never to be seen again..Quite impressive condition of the plane though,what i can gather the US keeps a lot of it's old planes in the desert somewhere,sort of mothball preservation.

That's a helluva lot better than we do. Look at the TSR2.

[Abrasive Beast]

British air force today is weak

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I can read wrote:

<quoted text>
That's a helluva lot better than we do. Look at the TSR2.

And the Nimrod MRA-4

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Abrasive Beast wrote:

British air force today is weak

Then it is a pity you did not go to Coningsby yesterday.

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Krypteia wrote:

<quoted text>What i can gather he has no living relatives and looks like the poor soul might have tried to walk out the desert never to be seen again..Quite impressive condition of the plane though,what i can gather the US keeps a lot of it's old planes in the desert somewhere,sort of mothball preservation.

This place,

http://www.modern-ruins.com/ruins/boneyard/

It's on my to do list before I croak it.