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[Marks DTM Calib]

Certainly needs a new prop

[Entwood]

So ... wonderfully accurate reporting again ....

Yesterdays headlines ...  "Spitfire's undercarriage collapses on approach to landing - airport closed" - which was always going to be a tad difficult as on the "approach to landing" the undercarriage is many feet off the ground with no load thereon ....

Actual truth ... Spitfire's undercarriage collapses on taxi in after landing - taxiway closed"

but which one sells more papers   Or is that the cynic in me ??

and as an aside .. would someone kindly tell the Telegraph that the Spitfire doesn't have a "front wheel" ...   (looks for shaking head smiley .... )

[Sir Tigger KC]

Lets not let the truth get in the way of a good story eh Entwood?? 

[Webby the Bear]

potemtially 60 more of these awesome planes to be dug up in burma.

cant wait for the documentary on this when its all done

[cleggy]

Listening to the news last night it would seem that their potential condition could be greatly exaggerated, having been buried in a monsoon area likely to flood. 

[Keith ABS]

  Did I hear that they had got the first one out of the ground now? Talk of a total of 140 all over Burma?
Keith B

[Lizzie_Zoom]

  Did I hear that they had got the first one out of the ground now? Talk of a total of 140 all over Burma?
Keith B

Blimey!!   The story started at about 30!

Good if true, but Cleggy is right that there is nothing certain about their condition

[Webby the Bear]

I think for me the story is extra interesting as my Pap fought in Burma and got the Burma Star.

Re, the condition.... I agreethe condition is likely to be exagerrated. they said ''they were put in waterproof containers and all parts were greased to stop them corroding''. errrrm, unless youre specifically burying something to be a time capsule would you do this? lol

i cant explain how much i love stuff like this. i hope they get them dug up asap 

[PhilRich]

I find a lot of the Reporting on this 'find' & others, more than mildly amusing with phrases like: ' The War was over, everyone wanted to go back home , nobody wanted anything and so it was just buried'!!!!!
Any ex Serviceman, especially those with responsibility for W.D. Stores & Equipment knows that 'The Powers that Be' wanted to know the back end of a fart, where it had come from & where it was going where Government Issue was concerned! Getting anything 'written off' was a bloody nightmare even when the 'loss' was totally justifyable and accounted for!

[Webby the Bear]

I DONT GET WHY THEY WRAPPED THEM IN WAX PAPER AND GREASED ALL THE PARTS IF TYHEY WEre burying them to get rid of them???

[Webby the Bear]

oops, soz for capitals (must lose weight on fingers