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Title: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: Mystic2 on October 17, 2012, 11:06:56 AM

Saw this article earlier, thought it was worthy of a repost.  Seems the British Gov is going to recover quite a few Spitfires that they buried to keep the Japs from getting them.....

http://news.yahoo.com/spitfire-fighter-planes-dug-myanmar-095412867.html (http://news.yahoo.com/spitfire-fighter-planes-dug-myanmar-095412867.html)

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: cpxxx on October 17, 2012, 11:58:05 AM

Good that there actually seems to be positive progress. Can't wait to see what they find.

Incidentally they weren't buried to hide them from the Japanese despite what it says in the article. They're late model Spitfires buried near the end of the war because they were surplus to requirements. Mk VIIIs and Mk XIVs. Both models are really quite rare. Well they were, not any more. :airplane:

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: SmokinLoon on October 17, 2012, 12:19:15 PM

60???  I hope they are able to salvage enough of them to get 12-15 of them back in the air.  I wonder if there are some P40's and other such aircraft buried in those parts of the world?

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: flight17 on October 17, 2012, 01:10:20 PM

Quote from: SmokinLoon on October 17, 2012, 12:19:15 PM

60???  I hope they are able to salvage enough of them to get 12-15 of them back in the air.  I wonder if there are some P40's and other such aircraft buried in those parts of the world?

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if all of the ones they dig up are able to be put back in the air. These are all zero timed complete aircraft that were sealed up very well.

The last I heard the number they think that might possibly be there may be above 100.

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: oboe on October 17, 2012, 01:27:23 PM

Quote from: flight17 on October 17, 2012, 01:10:20 PM

Actually, I wouldn't be surprised if all of the ones they dig up are able to be put back in the air. These are all zero timed complete aircraft that were sealed up very well.

The last I heard the number they think that might possibly be there may be above 100.

 :O :O :O

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: Babalonian on October 17, 2012, 04:09:03 PM

Took them forever to come to an agreement, glad it's finally moving forward.

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: mbailey on October 17, 2012, 05:01:49 PM

Had a friend from the Mid Atlantic Air Museum email me about this today......excellent to see they got the deal done  :aok

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: ink on October 17, 2012, 05:10:54 PM

I read as many as 140-160 of them...and they should ALL be air worthy, after replacing the rivets  :O

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: cpxxx on October 17, 2012, 05:24:24 PM

Trying not to get excited about this. But really this could be incredible.

Title: Re: BURIED SPITFIRES
Post by: JOACH1M on October 17, 2012, 05:33:44 PM

I am waiting for the day they find a bunch of 109's.  :(