Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK
Apparently around 20 aircraft, crated up for transportation, are believed to exist in Burma. The Telegraph reports that the aircraft 'were waxed, wrapped in greased paper and their joints tarred. They...
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Considering all the means available nowadays I am sure the teams in charge will be able to find the Spitfires. Good thing Burma is involved so the search will be given more freedom of action.It will...
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There have been many stories of buried, crated 'Spitfires' 'Lancasters' and 'Merlins' over the years, none have proved true.If there was anything still there it would be corroded.Certainly lease lend...
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If they really were properly greased and the crates sealed then there is quite a good chance they will not be badly corroded. The location has apparently been positively identified and work on the...
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The standing joke in restoration is 'as long has you have the Data plate you can build an aircraft round it'!The Spitfire recovered from the beach at Dunkirk used about 25% of the original.The chap...
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Interesting... in the edition I bought he was talking about a whole squadron from them...!!
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The story has developed today
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Some are saying there could be 60 now! Enough for one each.Perhaps they are buried in Corn Flakes packets instead of crates!mmitch.
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I hope there is a few Hurricanes amongst them I have been having a bit of a love affair with the Hurricane over the last few years. There just ain't enough of them about - I've decided.
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There are about 48 Spitfires currently airworthy Worldwide at the moment compared with 12 Hurricanes.The HAC Hurricane was demonstrated to the press at Duxford today prior to its auction. FX it stays...
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Yeah that one is coming up for auction soon and is expected to sell for something like 1,750,000 pounds . Interestingly the auction for that Hurricane is being held at ...... wait for it ...... The...
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More about the buried Spitfires in the last day or so. All proceeding well but incredibly they are now talking about over 30 of them... All wrapped and boxed and mint condition, they say. Well,...
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"Of course such stories are not unknown in other circles." If you've ever been to Stockholm, I assume you visited the Vasa Museum. Hardly like-new, but quite well-preserved after approximately 340...
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Yes, VASA was in remarkable condition and of course if the crates are in anaerobic conditions there is a good chance that they too have survived so I might back-track slightly on the possibility of...
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My Father was in the RAF in Burma during the war and he said there were Spitfires buried.
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Might be worth checking this blog next year. They are helping to sponsor the dig.http://worldofwarplanes.eu/en/blog/aviation-archaeologymmitch.
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They have found a crate... Good news apparently, although full of murky water so that their camera doesn't show much.
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Latest news does not sound good... Nothing of value found, it seems.
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In the Sunday Telegraph there was a more measured article which said that the 'Wargames' crowd would return home this week but that David Cundall and his Burmese partners would search the other sites....
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So it all came to nothing in the end. Not entirely surprised, but a shame none the less.Burma Spitfire Mystery Is Solved
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There is still a search going on by David Cundell and some Burmese. As I said before there might be something around. On another forum a 91 year old pilot who had flowndive bombers in India told me....
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