The desert gives up one of the RAF's finest

[NutLoose]

There is a fascinating response from a Sun journalist that has been looking into the story on here, it makes interesting reading

https://forum.keypublishing.com/show...-desert/page82

[Bing]

Originally Posted by Haraka

It would then appear, for whatever reasons, ( and without compensation) that the Egyptian authorities later appropriated the P-40 for their own purposes, the end result of which is now evident.

To be fair we did a similar thing with their whole country and then used it to hold a war in, so I can see they might feel entitled to it.

[Heathrow Harry]

and don't mention the Rosetta Stone sitting in the British Museum................

[NutLoose]

And let's not forget Cleopatra’s Needle.

[Blacksheep]

The aircraft itself is just a relic, the human remains are most likely those of Flt. Sgt. Copping and have been treated in a way that reflects no credit upon Egypt. The Egyptian Government should be ashamed of themselves - but what else can one expect from such a disfunctional and corrupt government?