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  • in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1039197
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    STRATOSAURUS, The “Desert Sentinel” still has(HAD) the Ring Gun Sight intact, your picture is missing the Ring off the top of the sight.

    in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1039749
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    Mark(Shepsair), the “eye in the sky” pic you posted of the site, is that from MOD or is it a comercial internet accessable service? It seems far to detailed for Google Earth. I’m just wondering how many more desert finds will occur as a result of the inspiration this one has caused. There must be a great deal more out there in the sand(Allied & Axis). All those “Missing” aircraft in the world had to land somewhere, non of them are still flying.

    in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1039752
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    I spoke with my local television station newsroom today, they were as blown away by the find as we all have been. They are passing on the details to their national newsroom in Sydney. They said they didn’t believe that the find could have gone unnoticed by the international news agencies and suggested that it may have gone unreported for a reason. Sounded a bit “Conspiracy Theory” to me. But the same network ran footage of a water skiing squirrell this morning, so I’m expecting some response.

    I have no doubt what so ever that the pilot, if he perished after the landing and was not recovered(regardless of who he is) will be found. As posted previously, no one lives long in a desert without water, and the ability to walk purposely diminishes as dehydration sets in, so they have a starting point. Did you see the drop tank sway brace pic? That’s a very small item found sitting on top of the sand some distance from the wreckage, the pilots remains should be considerably larger(boots, waterbottle,gun,etc…). There are no large dunes in any of the pics, it appears to be broken shale with rocky outcrops in the distance. A thorough aerial search will turn something up.

    in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1040083
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    Mark(Shepsair), Has the press release mentioned in your post#703 been issued yet?

    AWOT, Thank you for posting your information, do you have anymore details about the early visits to the aircraft. Were you one of the Gyafysika Torun employees that visited the site?
    I don’t believe the people doing the vandalisim are taking photos of themselves doing it, so we probably should not accuse the folks posting pictures on the web of being the vandals.

    If WE are serious about protecting this airframe ASAP, the quickest way to get action would be to approach the war museum at Tobruk(or is it el Alamein) and offer financial assistance to recover the P-40. They would not have the red tape issues that we as foreigners are having(read RAFM). Once it is in their custody, negotiations about the aircraft’s future could commence. If WE are providing the finance, then I’m sure WE could send along our own representatives to supervise/record. I cant imagine the recovery would cost too much, and Gyafysika Torun do have machines and infrastructure in the area.

    in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1041384
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    Shepsair, Some time ago you discussed the additional Radio hatch locking plate, Dzus fastener and stencil. Another member posted that it would have been installed post factory at an RAF MU. I haven’t noticed any further posts on this, so I just wanted to point out that this post factory mod was eventually incorporated into the production line. I’m not sure exactly when, but all the “N” models have triangular plates rivited to the fore and aft bottom corners of the hatch and a butterfly Dzus fastener which secures into holes provided in the fuse. These can be locked and unlocked without tools and are in addition to the original Hatch push in door latch.

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