Nightly News   |  May 11, 2012

WWII plane discovered 70 years later

An expedition team in the Sahara Desert came across a remarkably well-preserved Curtiss Kittyhawk P-40. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> for aviation history buffs, what a discovery this is. an expedition team in the sahara came across this kitty hawk p-40 made by curtis aircraft. no sign of any pilot remains, but it was still loaded with its guns and ammo, sin removed. it's in remarkable shape. it has remained in the desert as a time capsule . likely from a british air base in north egypt.