Google Earth and WW2 Aircraft wrecks

Originally Posted by John Manrho

According some internet site the Libyan Gvt recovered the wreck in the 1990's and there is nothing left....anybody know if that is true?

cheers,

John

HI> yes.
gary

[Tony Kambic]

I viewed some of the debris from the aircraft on display at the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio back in the early 1990's. Mostly of these pieces were ones that the USAF wanted to see how well it endured a hot, arid environment, like an engine and a landing gear strut. But the bulk of the airframe was reportedly taken by the Libyan government and is somewhere in their possession.

[DaveM2]

The majority of the remains are held in a compound in Libya, they were removed from the crash site to prevent further vandalism etc.

Dave