At the end of March a Polish team out in the Western Desert came across a P40 aircraft which had apparently made a forced landing, in which the undercarriage collapsed. The aircraft identity has yet to be confirmed, but is believed to be from 260 Squadron RAF & its location suggests was lost around the time of the battle of El Alamein. Until the planes identity is confirmed, the pilot's fate remains unknown, altho an unused parachute pack was found alongside the wreck, very strongly suggesting he at least walked away from the crash. The Egyptian authorities have been informed & the Egyptian Army visited the site & removed the ammunition from the guns. It's hoped the aircraft will be preserved & recovered, but nothing concrete has yet been made public. Fingers crossed it finds its way in one piece to the El Alamein museum, near Alexandria!
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