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Title: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: TwinBoom on October 17, 2012, 03:21:27 PM
Yay! Spitfires :aok

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/spitfire-planes-burma-excavation?fb=optOut (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/17/spitfire-planes-burma-excavation?fb=optOut)
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: Guppy35 on October 17, 2012, 03:28:22 PM
Here's hoping its more then a dream along with a bunch of corroded wrecks.  If it pans out, it's the mother lode on Spitfires.
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: TwinBoom on October 17, 2012, 03:31:09 PM
Quote from: Guppy35 on October 17, 2012, 03:28:22 PM
Here's hoping its more then a dream along with a bunch of corroded wrecks.  If it pans out, it's the mother lode on Spitfires.

Estimates are between 60 and 25 Mk 14`s even 25 would increase the population  significantly
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: Guppy35 on October 17, 2012, 04:10:39 PM
Quote from: TwinBoom on October 17, 2012, 03:31:09 PM
Estimates are between 60 and 25 Mk 14`s even 25 would increase the population  significantly

The numbers have bounced all over since this was first reported.  Got as high as 128 at one point  :)

As a Spit fanatic I hope they are there.
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: Babalonian on October 17, 2012, 05:01:42 PM
According to the report, they must all be happy about the deal finally because they'll finally begin pulling the first ones out in about two weeks.   :noid   :aok 
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: Guppy35 on October 17, 2012, 06:02:27 PM
Quote from: Babalonian on October 17, 2012, 05:01:42 PM
According to the report, they must all be happy about the deal finally because they'll finally begin pulling the first ones out in about two weeks.   :noid   :aok 

Sadly the guy who did all the work to find them, has been essentially cut out of the process by someone with deeper pockets.   
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: RTHolmes on October 17, 2012, 06:19:45 PM
thats what I was worried about, but the article says that Cundall has signed the deal. if thats true then its great news - the property developer guy who was trying to hijack the deal has been cut out and the guy who spent the last 20yrs and all his wealth searching for them will get a decent cut :aok
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: TOMCAT21 on October 17, 2012, 07:40:34 PM
 :aok
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: FTJR on October 17, 2012, 09:29:10 PM
Quote from: RTHolmes on October 17, 2012, 06:19:45 PM
thats what I was worried about, but the article says that Cundall has signed the deal. if thats true then its great news - the property developer guy who was trying to hijack the deal has been cut out and the guy who spent the last 20yrs and all his wealth searching for them will get a decent cut :aok

This is how I read it too, and good for him...now we just have to wait and see what is actually brought up.
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: Crythos on October 18, 2012, 02:46:18 AM
Was gonna post exactly the same link as Twinboom already has, an epic find, get the bit where the Burmese guy says there could be 60+

Hi everyone btw
Title: Re: Burmese government signed Agreement to dig up historic aircraft
Post by: doright on October 29, 2012, 02:23:40 PM
What are the odds that after he digs them up and ships them back the British government will step in and claim that they never ceded their ownership, and by the way thank you for returning our property. These planes have only been buried 67 years, Spain and others have claimed rights to treasure lost in shipwrecks centuries ago.