My Uncle Denis, pilot of the plane time forgot:

First pictures of the man who crash-landed his plane in the Sahara.

The Mail On Sunday has found the nephew of Kittyhawk P-40 pilot who is thought to have survived crash but died trying to escape the desert on foot
Pictures from the family collection show a proud 24-year-old Flight Sergeant Denis Copping just days before crash
Aircraft was found almost perfectly preserved, unseen and untouched, after it came down in 1942
Historian describes find as ‘an incredible time capsule’ and ‘the aviation equivalent of Tutankhamun’s Tomb’