This was a rather poignant one, much closer to home, but it didn’t stop the site being stripped. Not a scrap left these days. I just hope that more respect is shown in the P-40 case.

Hi
the linked page attributes the lack of parts remaining to :-

‘A visit to these today sites reveals little, they have now been made difficult to locate due to trail motor cycling in the area. This has churned up the peaty mountainside, resulting in a minor landslide near the Lysander, taking away the sparse evidence of these tragic accidents.’

Not due to souviner hunters.

cheers
Jerry

Gents

Lets lay this to rest. Copping was departing LG09 and going to LG100 (home of 53RSU), he however, was not alone. but in a flight of two.

This has been confirmed by a logbook extract I have (I’m trying to get formal release so I can post a quick scan of the page).

Buz

Hi
If he was flying in a flight of two, this might explain the knowledge posted earlier that “An incorrect course was set “
cheers
Jerry

Hi
Hope the parts found get preserved or go to a museum.
cheers
Jerry

Holy mackerel….!!

Of course, knew all the shots were the real deal all along….:rolleyes::o

Hi Andy,
I thought you would at gatwick getting on the next plane to acquire it for the next aerojumble.
Cheers
Jerry ( who is still gladly chewing on humble pie ):D

No, just a few Stirlings…. also said to be buried….. I’ll go get my passport and a shovel….. 😀

Hi
apparently for stirlings they only take camels as currency,
and not the ciggie type.
cheers
Jerry

Hi
Well just sitting down to humble pie for breakfast.:D

It’s nice to be wrong…

So who in the UK is phoning the PM’s office on monday to try get it out.
Save it first figure out who it belongs to after is my thoughts.

Now the important stuff
Did they send any whirlwinds to eygpt ..nope..:mad:

Cheers
Jerry

….
There’s only two ways it could possibly be a fake: Incredible CAD skills or incredible Panel beating skills and both with a lot of man hours in play.

It’s either THE best fake in history or it’s very much the real thing.

Hi,
The kind of time someone in the desert may have, lots of spare time at the hotel in the evening maybe ?
I wrote a small book in my spare time evenings in the hotels, when I was on field service in europe and learnt to get by in two languages, it save me a fortune in beer money and kept me sane.

But seriously I would like it to be real and to go somewhere safe.
cheers
Jerry

Still, for the ‘Its a model’ brigade; will someone please show me a model that looks even half as good as this? No-one has yet!
Bruce

Hi
I am now in two minds over real or fake.

but here is a model link for example

http://www.p40warhawk.com/smf/index.php?topic=17.30
cheers
Jerry