My Uncle Denis, pilot of the plane time forgot: First pictures of the man who crash-landed his plane in the Sahara and then walked off across the sands to his death

This is a follow up to the post of the other day. There are pictures of Flight Sergeant Copping here. A face to the name.

The Mail On Sunday has found the nephew of Kittyhawk P-40 pilot who is thought to have survived crash but died trying to escape the desert on foot

Pictures from the family collection show a proud 24-year-old Flight Sergeant Denis Copping just days before crash

Aircraft was found almost perfectly preserved, unseen and untouched, after it came down in 1942

Historian describes find as 'an incredible time capsule' and 'the aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun's Tomb'

 

 Flight Sergeant Copping in his P-40 Kittyhawk.

 

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2143592/My-Uncle-Denis-pilot-plane-time-forgot-First-pictures-man-crash-landed-plane-Sahara-walked-sands-death.html#ixzz1ulcf6XoE