World War II Kittyhawk found in desert...
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The plane was piloted by Sergeant Dennis Copping from Southend England, the son of a dentist. The British RAF airman was reportedly flying the plane, along with a fellow Canadian airman, on June 28th 1942 from one British North Egypt Airbase to another Northern Egypt Base. The plane was due to be repaired on arrival, for damage caused from a previous attack, 24hrs previous. But found himself lost and disorientated due to the damage to his P40 instrument panel. It had also sustained damage in the attack to the P40's undercarriage, one landing gear was locked in landing position this would have caused him handling problems. Finding himself lost and out of fuel, he set the plane down in the middle of the desert. Close to Sudanese Libyan border, about as far as you could get away from your destination without leaving Egypt's airspace. Removing the radio from his stricken plane, he realized it also had been deemed useless whilst he was under fire the day before. Desperation and panic must have started to kick in,