[AngelesCrestHighway]

[unkus]

Cool.

[Clara Lou]

Never heard of such a plane. I assume it’s American? It could fly again.

[LukeL]

Goes to show there are still many treasures yet to be discovered that are in plain sight.

[X-spurt]

Looks like the pilot landed her as well as possible under the circummstances. Desert sand is one thing, big rocks are another.

Be neat if the pilot was still around to see her after 70 years. Not many of the WW2 folks still here.

[LukeL]

Just realized I made a pun. Should have said plane sight.

[steve86]

Someone must have stolen the fabric off the rudder and elevator to make a burka.

[Thorliveshere]

Wow, that really is in pretty good shape.

[justice14]

I’ve never heard of KittyHawk. Isn’t it a P-40 Thunderbolt?

[WKUHilltopper]

Wow! A P40! Wonder what the story is on it?

[stylecouncilor]

Ping

[trailhkr1]

Plane is in incredible shape. Way worse examples and harder to remove have been restored..hope this one get's saved.

.Wonder if the pilot was rescued?

[cynwoody]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2142300/Crashed-plane-Second-World-War-pilot-Dennis-Copping-discovered-Sahara-desert.html

https://picasaweb.google.com/114682566226043469349/Zdj_samolot?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCKjxkt6rkNTFKg&feat=directlink#

[Charles Martel]

It’s not quite the same as the opening sequence to “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” but it’s awfully close.

I was thinking more "1970s TV movie", specifically the one with Doug McClure as the pilot of a crippled P-40 that is taxiing around the desert, being pursued by a German tank. It had one of those much-used titles like "Death Race".

[Fido969]

[Clay Moore]

Interesting that the prop was feathered yet under a lot of power when he hit the ground. Loss of oil pressure?

[Kolb]

What a tragic and compelling bit of history. Fascinating that this plane survived nearly untouched for all these years. Hope they can locate the missing pilot's remains.

Thanks for posting.