Whilst I would have wished for a better outcome to this story of a unique time capsule turning up in the Sahara than what appears to be happening. This ought to be a salutary lesson in the use of modern communications. A fascinating aircraft treasure is uncovered by people ingnorant of it’s historical value and who can’t wait to disturb an excitable number of electrons on their blogs and twitters to announce to the world exactly where the said aircraft is. This is followed by more erudite speculation as to who, what, where and potential value and to whom it should belong. There is then dismay when even less informed but communications astute locals get in on the act but with a reduced agenda.
One has to have a wry smile at the spluttered expletives and how dare they bespoil and steal bits of our western history when they forget that Western museums are full of Egyptian antiquities.
This is not a poke at the learned researchers on this largely responsible site who have a genuine concern for the pilot and his presumably tragic ending or the ultimate fate of the battered remnants of a bygone conflict, but more of a statement that this will happen again.
John
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