[Devildog]

I dug up my Journal that I kept at that time where I recorded the discovery. I marked a Grid reference of the location and that we came up on it approx. 0630 hours. It was on a Plateau which our map stated when we checked our Bearings. It was flat as far as the eye could see and already the heat was getting up there in temp. We noticed mirages because that was the first time we ever experienced them. That is how we discovered the wreakage because we thought it was a vehicle that we may have to contend with. We didn't come across any human remains but we did come asross the mummified remains of a Camel. I guess those "humps" don't hold water forever.
There was debris or "floatsum" laying about but we didn't pick anything up because we didn't want to add any additional weight than what we were already carrying. Soldiers don't like to carry anything unless they have to just so you know. There were deterioated pieces of canvas, a few tools, oxygen bottles and what we guessed, a piece of white silk tied to the fuselage. I kick myself now that I'm learning all this. I could have picked up the Silk. That wouldn't have weighed much and it was a small piece.
Then again, knowing what I know now, it was a grave and it wouldn't have been right to take a souvenir. At least I have the pics and I got to sit in the Pilot's seat.
Our visit was brief and we had to move out fast but I'm glad now that we checked it out.