This desert was the site of the wreckage of the bomber Lady Be Good, the crew of which believed they were only a few kilometers away from the sea and travelled northwest into this desert to die of thirst.
This desert was the site of the wreckage of the bomber Lady Be Good, the crew of which believed they were only a few kilometers away from the sea and travelled northwest into this desert to die of thirst. This desert is the origin of a green crystalline substance used in Tutankhamun's jewelry which is believed to be the result of meterorite impacts; that substance is this desert's namesake "glass." This desert's eastern portion is known as the Western Desert and it is home to Wadi Sora, which inspired the (*) "Cave of the Swimmers" depicted in the film The English Patient, as well as basin known for its salt flats, the  ► flooding of which was, according to Bruce Arthur, proposed by the CIA. For 10 points, name this desert home to the Qattara Depression, named for the country which is the site of Misrata and Benghazi.
This desert was the site of the wreckage of the bomber Lady Be Good, the crew of which believed they were only a few kilometers away from the sea and travelled northwest into this desert to die of thirst.
Libyan Desert (prompt on Sahara Desert)