Another missing WWII plane found...

[militarymoron]

"Frozen in the sands of time: Eerie Second World War RAF fighter plane discovered in the Sahara... 70 years after it crashed in the desert."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142300/Crashed-plane-Second-World-War-pilot-Dennis-Copping-discovered-Sahara-desert.html#ixzz1ua5Hx5Ua" (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142300/Crashed-plane-Second-World-War-pilot-Dennis-Copping-discovered-Sahara-desert.html?ICO=most_read_module)

Some great pics in the article, too.

[DJK]

Thanks for the link!! Great photos. I hope they can recover it before it is stripped. Rest in peace Flight Sergeant Copping.

[chadbag]

Way cool. Thanks!


RIP Flt Sgt Dennis Copping


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[Moose-Knuckle]

I always get a thrill out of stories like these. So much history out there just waiting for someone to trip over.

I'm glad they ID the plane and pilot, if he has family left maybe now they can have some closure after all these years.

[SteyrAUG]

As cool as the plane is, all I can really think about is what a shitty way to go.

[chadbag]

Another link. No real new info

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18038650


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[Safetyhit]

Absolutely spectacular find, thanks for posting this. Only downside is, as already stated, the likely slow death of the pilot. This especially so after he was fortunate enough to have somehow survived the landing.

[Abraxas]

Wow, thanks for sharing