The Calanshio Sand Sea is the site of the missing World War II B-24 Liberator " '' Lady Be Good '' " . The wreck was discovered north of Kufra 15 years after it was reported missing in 1943 . The crew bailed out believing they were over the sea , when their plane ran out of fuel , and they became lost . When they landed in the Libyan Desert they could feel a northwesterly breeze . Thinking they were near the Mediterranean , they headed into the wind hoping it would lead them to safety . However , they were more than inland from the Mediterranean , and slowly died from dehydration after covering with minimal water in a place so dry even the desert Bedouins refuse to enter
Lady Be Good
Lady Be Good (aircraft)
Calanshio Sand Sea