Av8fan Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 I hope someone gets out there SOON to recover this aircraft! New damage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog-03 Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) KursadA, on 03 May 2012 - 12:48 AM, said: The Egyptian army is clearly doing a brilliant job of protecting the wreck. Unfortunately, I think the Egyptian army might have bigger rats to kill at this time. That said, I hope someone can recover it before it gets vandalized. Edited May 3, 2012 by Reddog-03 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Berkut Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Is it just me or does the aircraft seem to bounce as he's walking up to it? Something seems off. Something with the lens. Or.... IT IZ ZE PHOTOZHOPZ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stona Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Is it just me or does the aircraft seem to bounce as he's walking up to it? Something seems off. Jeez,he's walking over broken ground pointing a camera. You've seen these photos I assume. http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/357/language/en-CA/Original-Kittyhawk-HS-B-Discovered.aspx The most likely candidate was suggested by Terry McGrady some time ago. It seems that this aircraft attempted an emergency landing with gear down which makes his suggestion a strong candidate in my opinion. "On 28th June 1942 ET574 piloted by Flt Sgt D.C.H. Copping 785025 left 260 to fly to an RSU. The A/C flew with the U/C locked down owing to damage. Flt Sgt Copping set the wrong course and was thought to have crashed in the Desert owing to fuel exhaustion . FLt Sgt Copping listed as missing on this day . I'm not saying that this was the A/C concerned , but it MIGHT have been" My italics. If that's right then Copping presumably perished in the desert. Cheers Steve Edited May 3, 2012 by Stona Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muswp1 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 (edited) Looks like the plane is real and steps are being taken to recover the wreck. The RAF museum in London is getting involved. http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/05/11/11655018-world-war-ii-kittyhawk-fighter-found-in-sahara-shedding-light-on-pilots-fate?lite Edited May 12, 2012 by muswp1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Terry McGrady Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 The Kittyhawk has been positively identified as ET574 flown by Flt Sgt Dennis Copping Cheers Terry McGrady Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunce Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Any news on the recovery efforts of this aircraft, or if there's anything left of it by now? BTW, the aircraft can be seen in this Yahoo map of the area. For a grim scenario of what the pilot's situation was, zoom out one click at a time. He literally landed in the middle of nowhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Kind of sobering, isn't it? Makes you realise that if you go down in that kind of area, you're going to need a heck of a lot of luck to survive. Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 (edited) While there hasn't been official confirmation, an Italian/Egyptian search team has found what may prove to be the mortal remains of Flt Sgt Copping. Let's hope he can be returned home at last. The site Italian/Arabic. Scroll down and click on "English" below the pic for a .pdf with and account of the search in English. Search for Copping SN Edited June 27, 2012 by Steve N Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J.C. Bahr Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Annoying as H*ll that the d@mn vandals have already trashed that bird! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Modelmkr Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Any news on the recovery efforts of this aircraft, or if there's anything left of it by now? BTW, the aircraft can be seen in this Yahoo map of the area. For a grim scenario of what the pilot's situation was, zoom out one click at a time. He literally landed in the middle of nowhere. Looks to be about 300 miles from the nearest (2012) population centre (just down from the river delta). In WWII, probably farther? Marc B. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Without looking it up, I recall that they said in 1942 the nearest water was over 200 miles away. He was basically dead the moment he touched down, and likely new it. His only hope was to start walking with the slim chance that he might run into some "locals," but obviously since his plane remained undisturbed for 70 years the area isn't exactly well-travelled. The search article mentions that some outfit was charging tourists 80 Euros for a visit to the plane, and they obviously couldn't resist leaving their "mark." I wonder if the ongoing vandalism is the result of lingering anti-colonial sentiments among the Arabs, or just idiots who can't resist smashing things because they can. SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Without looking it up, I recall that they said in 1942 the nearest water was over 200 miles away. He was basically dead the moment he touched down, and likely new it. His only hope was to start walking with the slim chance that he might run into some "locals," but obviously since his plane remained undisturbed for 70 years the area isn't exactly well-travelled. The search article mentions that some outfit was charging tourists 80 Euros for a visit to the plane, and they obviously couldn't resist leaving their "mark." I wonder if the ongoing vandalism is the result of lingering anti-colonial sentiments among the Arabs, or just idiots who can't resist smashing things because they can. SN Whatever it is there is a total lack of knowledge or repect for what it is, a very rare artifact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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