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Offline SPKmes

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looking for the spits
« on: January 06, 2013, 11:32:24 AM »
Looking through the herald site I found this little snippet on buried spitfires.... not a big write up but I'm sure there must be more news of it around
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10857657
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Offline Bizman

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Re: looking for the spits
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2013, 12:43:38 PM »
That sounded familiar, so I searched a little on the BBS. To my surprise the only place mentioning this was our Finnish Squads forum, where this popped up almost a year ago: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9203822/Spitfires-buried-in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html. I'm amazed if there really hasn't been more discussion about them across these boards.
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Offline texasmom

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Re: looking for the spits
« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2013, 12:52:57 PM »
Fox news has an article today about their upcoming excavation.  Just a spectacular find!
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Offline flight17

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Re: looking for the spits
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2013, 06:51:16 PM »
Quote from: Bizman on January 06, 2013, 12:43:38 PM
That sounded familiar, so I searched a little on the BBS. To my surprise the only place mentioning this was our Finnish Squads forum, where this popped up almost a year ago: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9203822/Spitfires-buried-in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html. I'm amazed if there really hasn't been more discussion about them across these boards.
There has been multiple topics in the oclub over the last year about them. Until they reach the first crate nothing really new will be known.
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Offline xNOVAx

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Re: looking for the spits
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2013, 11:32:48 PM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20925300

Looks like the digging will start soon  :aok
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Offline Sonicblu

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Re: looking for the spits
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2013, 11:49:13 PM »
found it interesting that its being funded by the World of tank guys.
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