Topic: Kittyhawk found in the Sahara (Read 13206 times)

adambegg · « **Reply #48 on:** May 10, 2012, 06:04:01 PM »

It's a shame that some people have been trying to take parts of it to sell for scrap or souvenirs.

Wildchild · « **Reply #49 on:** May 10, 2012, 06:28:58 PM »

Quote from: adambegg on May 10, 2012, 06:04:01 PM

It's a shame that some people have been trying to take parts of it to sell for scrap or souvenirs.

No, they havn't done that yet (other than take out the ammo) , but the arabs have used it for a 70yr old gun range target

DD_BadAim · « **Reply #50 on:** May 11, 2012, 05:42:21 PM »

Hopefully She'll remain intact long enough for removal to a safe place.

LuseKofte · « **Reply #51 on:** May 12, 2012, 02:43:55 PM »

I have merged these two topics

Phas3e · « **Reply #52 on:** July 19, 2012, 02:38:34 AM »

looks like they found the pilots remains

Link thanks to Mysticpuma

http://www.qattara.it/versione%20in%20arabo/TESTO%20_1_.pdf

Kopfdorfer · « **Reply #53 on:** July 19, 2012, 06:01:38 AM »

Thanks.

Looking frward tothe next installment.

Kopfdorfer

Texx · « **Reply #54 on:** July 19, 2012, 11:44:46 AM »

Thanks Phase, I was really hoping someone would find him.

LuseKofte · « **Reply #55 on:** July 19, 2012, 11:58:31 AM »

Yes desertwarfare got many dangers. What a way to go

Thanks for sharing this with us.

<Gunny> · « **Reply #56 on:** July 19, 2012, 12:12:53 PM »

May he RIP. ~S~

Thunda · « **Reply #57 on:** July 23, 2012, 06:51:19 AM »

Quote from: Phas3e on July 19, 2012, 02:38:34 AM

looks like they found the pilots remains

Link thanks to Mysticpuma

http://www.qattara.it/versione%20in%20arabo/TESTO%20_1_.pdf

How very sad. Evidence to suggest that he had tried to get the radio working, and had stayed with the plane for some time. Must have realised no-one was coming and tried to walk out. The nearest town was nearly 200miles away, even if you could navigate correctly and had food and water- the condition of the aircraft shows how distant he was from humanity.

Think I would have gone for the cowards way out and took the morphine from the medical kit in the aircraft.

Another thing I noticed- the aircraft must be salvaged asap, as since the daily mail photos were taken, some a@$hole has broken the glass on both the windscreen and the instruments (see photos in Mystic's link)- now its been found, it wont be long before bits start going missing, and this incredible find is destroyed.

max_thehitman · « **Reply #58 on:** July 23, 2012, 07:09:52 AM »

Rest in Peace Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping

You will not be forgotten in the sands of time.

About 2 weeks ago 2 Portuguese long-distance motorcross racers died in the desert. They were found
dead after a few days from lack of water and they found their broken motor bikes.
I believe they were racing in some type of race like the Paris-Dakar race. Sad news.
The desert is like another world, on another planet. It is unforgiving.

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