Quick comparison of the interior shot VS the enhanced front view shots shows the crack in the front right windscreen matches. If you look closely in the interior shot the canopy is ajar maybe 2″ on the left side and if looking through this gap and comparing a similar sight line with the front quarter shot it looks a if you can make out some of the parts scattered in front and to the left of the aircraft.
Just as an aside to the comments of why no better or more detailed pics, some people have no more than a passing interest in aircraft, which may be a surprise to some on the forum, and potentially the only reason for stopping would be curiosity or to determine if it were a current wreck as from the air it could appear very new as its so intact (oil exploration or geology work would be helicopter based using magnetic survey equipment).
The cockpit is spot on and unless a full scale model (big big dollars for a no return hoax) would be virtually impossible to in minature scale. CGI maybe but model, no way. The tie ins with the interior shot and the external would have to be a model / CGI mix if that were the case.
The access panel shot is spot on also and given the fuselage twist and denting above the hinge line, the fact you cannot see the actual access hole is exactly right.
I will get a few shots of a P-40 from the same angle on the access panel late next week for reference.
Looks like a very real forced landing site to me, and if not, a modeller and very talented CGI artist will no doubt have a job very soon with a movie production company.
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