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By *he tactile technician OP Man
over a year ago
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Anyone else seen these today? An RAF Kitty Hawk reported missing in action with its pilot has been discovered intact landed in the egyptian desert after 70 years. It looks as if the plane was landed by the pilot who then constructed a sun awning from his parachute and removed the radio from the cockpit to await rescue. No trace of the body remains did he just walk off in search of his rescuers? Its amazing that still there are places on our planet where anything or anybody can remain undiscovered or disturbed for 70 years  |
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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago
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"Anyone else seen these today? An RAF Kitty Hawk reported missing in action with its pilot has been discovered intact landed in the egyptian desert after 70 years. It looks as if the plane was landed by the pilot who then constructed a sun awning from his parachute and removed the radio from the cockpit to await rescue. No trace of the body remains did he just walk off in search of his rescuers? Its amazing that still there are places on our planet where anything or anybody can remain undiscovered or disturbed for 70 years "
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Saw the story about the plane yesterday and it reminded me of The English Patient |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Anyone else seen these today? An RAF Kitty Hawk reported missing in action with its pilot has been discovered intact landed in the egyptian desert after 70 years. It looks as if the plane was landed by the pilot who then constructed a sun awning from his parachute and removed the radio from the cockpit to await rescue. No trace of the body remains did he just walk off in search of his rescuers? Its amazing that still there are places on our planet where anything or anybody can remain undiscovered or disturbed for 70 years
Yeah, some peoples inboxes...
Saw the story about the plane yesterday and it reminded me of The English Patient"
Did he see a flying Doctor  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Read that last night. It was the only decent thing on the Mail Online, but bloody hell, what a fantastic find 
According to the report, the 'locals' were starting to steal pieces off it for scrap. Lets hope for once, our government will not piss about and arrange to have is declared a war grave, or something similar, in order that we can recover it without delay to a place of safety where it, along with the memory of the deceased, can be preserved.
Cannot imagine what the aircrew must have went through after crashing and getting out alive then walking through the desert and dying of the heat 
It appears that the crew had attempted to get the radio to work, as it was found outside the wreckage along with the batteries 
I wonder if the call for help was ever transmitted ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"yep saw it this morning
what were you doing in the desert? when you live in the fens you can easily become confused  "
Ahem...!!! 
Amazing what a quick furtle will turn up... |
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By (user no longer on site)
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This bit made me laugh "David Keen, an aviation historian at the RAF Museum, says the pilot broke the first rule of survival in the desert, which is to stay with your plane or vehicle." What was he supposed to do then, sit with the plane and wait 70 years to be rescued? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Read that last night. It was the only decent thing on the Mail Online, but bloody hell, what a fantastic find
According to the report, the 'locals' were starting to steal pieces off it for scrap. Lets hope for once, our government will not piss about and arrange to have is declared a war grave, or something similar, in order that we can recover it without delay to a place of safety where it, along with the memory of the deceased, can be preserved.
Cannot imagine what the aircrew must have went through after crashing and getting out alive then walking through the desert and dying of the heat
It appears that the crew had attempted to get the radio to work, as it was found outside the wreckage along with the batteries
I wonder if the call for help was ever transmitted ?"
Got a blockbuster movie written all over it. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Read that last night. It was the only decent thing on the Mail Online, but bloody hell, what a fantastic find
According to the report, the 'locals' were starting to steal pieces off it for scrap. Lets hope for once, our government will not piss about and arrange to have is declared a war grave, or something similar, in order that we can recover it without delay to a place of safety where it, along with the memory of the deceased, can be preserved.
Cannot imagine what the aircrew must have went through after crashing and getting out alive then walking through the desert and dying of the heat
It appears that the crew had attempted to get the radio to work, as it was found outside the wreckage along with the batteries
I wonder if the call for help was ever transmitted ?
Got a blockbuster movie written all over it."
Do you think when they find the pilot he'll give them the story or just interview the plan? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"amazing to find that intact after 70 years!,they trying to find remains of pilot now for repatriation."
The desert foxes would have had him 69 years ago. |
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