Spitfires found in Burma

[VladTepes]

A man with a great dream !

Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9203822/Spitfires-buried-in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html)

[juddy]

Well if thats the case, and these Spitfires are so well preserved, then its one hell of a find.... Makes you wonder what else is out there.....

[JDNSW]

Being familiar with Burma, I would be less than confident about their condition, although from the description, they were packed for storage in tropical conditions, so there may be some hope for them.

John

[goingbush]

Awesome !!!

Love the WW2 aviation stuff.

The story that inspired me most was the Lost Squadron of
Two B17 & Six P38 force landed on a glacier in WW2 & were found 50 years later under a hundred feet of ice . One of the P38's is bought back to life & flying again !!

Glacier Girl - The Lost Squadron (Recovery of a P-38 from beneath a Greenland ice cap) (http://p38assn.org/glacier-girl.htm)

A bit more locally, What about this Mt. Evelyn Tunnel, in the Dandenongs, Victoria during WW2 (http://www.ozatwar.com/bunkers/mtevelyn.htm)
hmmm my Ground Penetrating Radar could come in handy after all :)

[juddy]

Further reading on this seems the farmer from the uk, who found this lot, has been shafted by the uk pm, and a business man who did a deal on the recent Burma trip.

[Cliffy]

Ditto on the condition.
My family's from Burma so I hope to travel back next year and have a good poke around. Who know's what else is still floating around?!

[Cliffy]

Ditto on the condition.
My family's from Burma so I hope to travel back next year and have a good poke around. Who know's what else is still floating around?!

[JDNSW]

Ditto on the condition.
My family's from Burma so I hope to travel back next year and have a good poke around. Who know's what else is still floating around?!

Its over fifteen years since I was there, but I think the answer is - a lot of very interesting stuff. But a lot of it very rusty!

John

[THE BOOGER]

Arnt spits mostly alluminium so rust may not be such a problem. Hopfully some news soon if they were ready to start straight away:)

[goingbush]

Too bad, seems it was an urban myth

Burma Spitfire Mystery Is Solved (http://news.sky.com/story/1053172/burma-spitfire-mystery-is-solved)

[VladTepes]

Good solid research but a disappointing result !