A Tomahawk found by oil diggers in the desert - well preserved:

http://www.konradus.com/forum/read.php?f=13&i=7154&t=7154&filtr=0&page=1

Jury is still out if real or damn good model photoshopped..

I've been following this too.

The problem is that the three wide views are poor quality and they have no scale (like someone stood next to the p40) and there are no visible serials etc.

The cockpit shot is probably real - but taken when and where? The image does not suggest the same camera / film. I was thinking there should be more obvious sunlight/shadow inside, especially where the canopy is a few inches open.

The damaged panelling is tricky. Details like the screw head alignment are impressive and suggest something full size.

I was convinced of fakery because of the first three. I can imagine someone setting up a diorama based on what's in the cockpit shot. If it is a model, then it's well done.

Many are saying that it's real and the photographers didn't bother getting more details or better shots because they just weren't that into aircraft... In their trade I'd imagine these finds are legendary but maybe they are just commonplace and barely worthy of investigation?

The original poster says he's going to put more up soon.

It's a shame that the first thing I think when seeing something like this is "Fake"! I've studied the pics and every time I see something that might be wrong, I come up with a plausible explanation.

It,s real
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFe8CsOdoG8&feature=relmfu

New prop, engine overhaul, bit of filler, and a coat of paint, and that should see it flying again.

It will be the most completely original P40-E in the world!

I wonder what else is in the Libyan Desert?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Be_Good_(aircraft)

and the fictionised ghost story with William Shatner:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...=en&view=3#

Moggy DCM

Interesting find.


Wheels

Would any of this stuff be visible on Google Earth?

Aircraft certainly are, but I'm not sure about a WWII fighter.

Your, Lady Be Good is housed in a warehouse in

In August 1994, the remains of the craft were recovered by a team led by Dr. Fadel Ali Mohammed and taken to a Libyan military base in Tobruk for safekeeping. The remains were subsequently moved and are now stored at Jamal Abdelnasser Air Force Base, Libya.

http://www.rommelinlibya.com/ladybegood/lbgphotos.html

It looks like the AFB is in the area close to the border with Egypt, so was not in the Civil War area.