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Offline ABDCWOT

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20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« on: April 13, 2012, 06:41:03 PM »
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2012, 06:44:04 PM »
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2012, 06:47:32 PM »
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2012, 07:06:17 PM »
Yeah it's working. This story is unbelievable! I wonder what condition they'll be in.
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2012, 07:14:47 PM »
20 crated XIVs! if they were shipped and buried carefully (yeah thats likely ...) they may be in great condition.

hopefully they will be rebuilt, tested thoroughly and our XIV will be remodelled based on the results so it isnt such a bouncy-nosed bstard  :pray

nice one Dave :aok
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2012, 08:23:56 PM »
I hope he finds every one of them! :x
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2012, 08:45:45 PM »
Crated aircraft buried in the crates they were shipped in is beyond intriguing!  There are many aircraft that have been dug up after being buried with bulldozers that yield significant troves of parts and structure to make them very usable again.  Beyond that, the very significance of the airframes make them treasures as to what they are!

Very cool! 
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2012, 10:06:56 PM »
I can only imagine the condition, if they were still in their factory crates, they should be pristine. What an amazing story, hope he does find them all.
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2012, 10:12:54 PM »
Last time I looked Burma has a rainy season & it's in the tropics wood & water & soil & 65+plus years  :headscratch: Not a good combination. Hopefully they may be able to get one out of it all.

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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2012, 10:19:42 PM »
Quote from: lyric1 on April 13, 2012, 10:12:54 PM
Last time I looked Burma has a rainy season & it's in the tropics wood & water & soil & 65+plus years  :headscratch: Not a good combination. Hopefully they may be able to get one out of it all.



New Guinea is just as bad.
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2012, 12:00:15 AM »
There are supposed to be some 17's,25's and other such aircraft buried around the Pueblo airport. There are some pretty strange lumps and hills just east of the field before you see the lumps out at the chemical depot.
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2012, 07:54:48 AM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on April 13, 2012, 07:14:47 PM
20 crated XIVs! if they were shipped and buried carefully (yeah thats likely ...) they may be in great condition.

hopefully they will be rebuilt, tested thoroughly and our XIV will be remodelled based on the results so it isnt such a bouncy-nosed bstard  :pray

nice one Dave :aok

+1  I'm going to vote tory if he does this!!     :aok
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2012, 08:27:28 AM »
:D


most reports are now saying they are Mk IIs ... delivered in '45 ...  :headscratch:
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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2012, 09:02:46 AM »
Quote from: Bruv119 on April 14, 2012, 07:54:48 AM
+1  I'm going to vote tory if he does this!!     :aok

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Re: 20 Spitfires (Mark XIV) found buried in Burma
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2012, 10:07:46 AM »
Quote from: lyric1 on April 13, 2012, 10:12:54 PM
Last time I looked Burma has a rainy season & it's in the tropics wood & water & soil & 65+plus years  :headscratch: Not a good combination. Hopefully they may be able to get one out of it all.


It makes me sick to think about those brand new war planes just rusting away like that. It'd be a miracle if they can salvage enough usable parts to build one complete plane.  :frown:
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