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The Wreckage Of A Kittyhawk P-40 In The Sahara Desert

The Wreckage Of A Kittyhawk P-40 In The Sahara Desert

The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk was like the British Tomahawk, the American fighter jet that debuted during the Second World War. The P-40 came with an Allison in-line piston engine that was able to go up to a speed of 378 miles per hour. It could achieve an altitude of 15,000 ft in only 6 minutes and 42 seconds. However, the range was only 240 miles, which meant that it mostly functioned as a defensive plane. In June 1942, the Kittyhawk flown by 24-year-old Flt. Sgt. Dennis Copping crashed in the North African desert, 200 miles away from the closest town. It remained there undisturbed until a Polish oil company worker found it in May 2012. Unfortunately, the fate of the pilot remains a mystery to this day.

The Wreckage Of A Kittyhawk P-40 In The Sahara Desert

The Wreckage Of A Kittyhawk P-40 In The Sahara Desert

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