Lost for 70 Years - The Mysterious Disappearance of Dennis Copping's P-40

Lost on a summer days in 1942, Dennis Copping and his P-40 disappeared seemingly without a trace, and no evidence would come to light until a wrecked fighter was spotted on a Sahara dune almost 70 years later...
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0:00 - 1:49 Intro
1:50 - 3:26 Dennis Copping's Disappearance
3:27 - 6:08 Discovery
6:09 - 11:08 Aftermath

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[@amandafarrell4213]

Poor man, I only hope he is at rest now. I love the respect for you have for him in this video, excellent work ❤

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[@ATC83]

Another outstanding video. A touching story, really well told. Keep up the good work!

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Nice and well done video once again!

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[@benstark2065]

Great video

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[@jankarlsson5358]

Sad that a developing country like Egypt doesn't understand better... But on the other hand, I understand if they would want to get back everything that was stolen by adventurous excavators over a few hundred years and then I don't understand why Brits would want these items that apparently belonging to Egypt. For my part, I see the airplane as worth much more than old junk from ancient Egypt.

[@ralphscholer7345]

A true story! I read about in a German History Flight Magazine! But Aviation Deep Dive has the better Photo - Material and more background facts about this unlucky British RAF Pilot. And you presented this bullet and shrapnel holes in the wreck in one photo! I saw this for first time and I believe, he was shot down! Excellent Job, well done Aviation Deep Dive!

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[@TheLateBird7]

I'm a bit late commenting on this one. I second the praise the other commenters have given. One thing that struck me was the image of the desert with the wreck in the distance. For a moment, I thought you had edited in a photo from Mars for fun, but obviously the Sahara looks like this in that region. Hostile to human life, but beautiful in its own way.

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Yeah, that photo of the P-40 alone in the distance is quite haunting, since it makes you see what Copping would have seen upon landing...

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Thanks

[@raymondyee2008]

09:00 it always pains me to see that of P-40 ET574.

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Yeah, definitely a shame

[@Lex5576]

The desert out there almost looks like the surface of Mars. I'd hate like hell to be out there with water......let alone without. I don't know why the Egyptians want to be a bunch of uncooperative douchebags about the deal. They have nothing to gain or lose letting the British have both Copping's remains and the aircraft. For most friendly countries, that kind of exchange is standard diplomatic procedure. All that should have to be done is the necessary paperwork for records.