15 Years in the Desert, the Lost Bomber's Radio Still Worked

In nineteen fifty eight, a British oil exploration team in the Libyan Desert found an American bomber almost intact. Its radio worked, and a thermos of tea was still drinkable. There was no crew. Chapters: 0:00 A bomber found in the desert 0:34 A brand new bomber and crew 1:00 Twenty five bombers strike Naples 1:27 Sandstorm splits the formation 2:04 Lost over the desert at night 2:37 A search that found nothing 2:53 Oil surveyors spot the wreck 3:26 A plane preserved by the desert 3:48 Five airmen recovered in nineteen sixty 4:22 Helicopters and the missing gunner 4:54 Eight airmen reach the ground alive 5:21 The diary and the long walk north 5:59 The navigation error that doomed the crew 6:30 Relics scattered across museums 6:58 Reused parts and a memorial window 7:20 Fiction and documentary echoes 7:43 Why the bomber still matters 8:01 Thanks for watching #LadyBeGoodaircraft #history #facts #documentary #wikipedia