The Wreckage Of A Kittyhawk P-40 In The Sahara Desert
The Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk was just like the British Tomahawk, the American fighter jet that debuted through the Second World Warfare. The P-40 got here with an Allison in-line piston engine that was capable of go as much as a pace of 378 miles per hour. It might obtain an altitude of 15,000 ft in solely 6 minutes and 42 seconds. Nevertheless, the vary was solely 240 miles, which meant that it principally functioned as a defensive aircraft. In June 1942, the Kittyhawk flown by 24-year-old Flt. Sgt. Dennis Copping crashed within the North African desert, 200 miles away from the closest city. It remained there undisturbed till a Polish oil firm employee discovered it in Could 2012. Sadly, the destiny of the pilot stays a thriller to at the present time.
