#Egypt Second World War fighter plane, just discovered in the Egyptian desert 70 years after it was crash-landed there

Plane of 'highest scoring' living Canadian fighter ace found in Egypt

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A Second World War fighter plane, just discovered in the Egyptian desert 70 years after it was crash-landed there by its British pilot, is generating excitement among vintage aircraft experts in Canada who suspect the long-buried Kittyhawk P-40 — literally unearthed from the sands of time — was ...

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Alexandria Egypt
* Founded in 331 BC by Alexander the Great
* second-largest city of Egypt, serving 80% of Egypt's imports and exports.
* extending 32km (20mi) along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, making it the largest city lying directly on the Mediterranean coast.
* home to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (the new Library of Alexandria).
* was known for the Lighthouse of Alexandria (Pharos), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World; its library (the largest library in the ancient world); and the Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa, one of the Seven Wonders of the Middle Ages.

More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria

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