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  1. 1st May 2012, 03:57 PM #1
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    Spitfires found in Burma

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    Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK - Telegraph
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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    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.....
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    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.

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    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)

    A bit more locally, What about this Mt. Evelyn Tunnel, in the Dandenongs, Victoria during WW2
    hmmm my Ground Penetrating Radar could come in handy after all
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    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.
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    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?!
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    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?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cliffy View Post
    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!

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    Arnt spits mostly alluminium so rust may not be such a problem. Hopfully some news soon if they were ready to start straight away
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    Too bad, seems it was an urban myth

    Burma Spitfire Mystery Is Solved
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