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Title: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: Terbs on 19 April 2012, 10:07:03
This could be a super find........ :)


http://londonradionow.com/?p=5820
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: henryd on 19 April 2012, 10:19:31
I think that's great,be brilliant if they can get them all flying again.
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: The Red Baron on 19 April 2012, 11:15:36
i will be following this closely.  :y
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: cleggy on 19 April 2012, 12:24:50
I read that in the Mail last weekend seems a bit too good to be true "forty brand new planes packaged in crates buried!"
Even in crates the engines and other metallic parts will rust in that climate. :-\

I'll wait 'til I see them dug up :-\

Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: albitz on 19 April 2012, 12:49:40
Rumour has it that Cameron is going to have them transported back to the UK and assembled, and then use them on the new aircraft carrier when its built. ::) ;D
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: cleggy on 19 April 2012, 14:16:40
We should merge this topic with the 'You couldn't make it up' one  :y
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: ozzycat on 19 April 2012, 16:59:41
by all acounts its true they are in amazing condition they were buried in a clat type soil so kept the oxegen out
same as when they found 35 harleys and outher vehcles burried on the heath near where i live the clay soil protected them hardly any rust all the grease and wax paper still in good nick
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: I_want_an_Omega on 19 April 2012, 17:26:08
Rumour has it that Cameron is going to have them transported back to the UK and assembled, and then use them on the new aircraft carrier when its built. ::) ;D

 ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: MrMoffat on 19 April 2012, 17:33:29
I shall also follow this with interest  :y
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: jonnycool on 19 April 2012, 18:56:16
by all acounts its true they are in amazing condition they were buried in a clat type soil so kept the oxegen out
same as when they found 35 harleys and outher vehcles burried on the heath near where i live the clay soil protected them hardly any rust all the grease and wax paper still in good nick

Who the break has buried 35 Harleys??  :-\
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: hercules on 19 April 2012, 19:13:13
i want pictures i want pictures i want pictures i want pictures  :D
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: albitz on 19 April 2012, 19:29:55
by all acounts its true they are in amazing condition they were buried in a clat type soil so kept the oxegen out
same as when they found 35 harleys and outher vehcles burried on the heath near where i live the clay soil protected them hardly any rust all the grease and wax paper still in good nick

Who the break has buried 35 Harleys??  :-\

Someone who really loves motorbikes. :y


 :D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: ozzycat on 19 April 2012, 19:58:47
by all acounts its true they are in amazing condition they were buried in a clat type soil so kept the oxegen out
same as when they found 35 harleys and outher vehcles burried on the heath near where i live the clay soil protected them hardly any rust all the grease and wax paper still in good nick

Who the break has buried 35 Harleys??  :-\
the yanks did at the end of ww2 more money than sence  there is supose to be alot more yanky milatary stuff burried on the heath
but you cant get to it because its a conservation area
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 19 April 2012, 20:13:44
by all acounts its true they are in amazing condition they were buried in a clat type soil so kept the oxegen out
same as when they found 35 harleys and outher vehcles burried on the heath near where i live the clay soil protected them hardly any rust all the grease and wax paper still in good nick

Who the break has buried 35 Harleys??  :-\
the yanks did at the end of ww2 more money than sence  there is supose to be alot more yanky milatary stuff burried on the heath
but you cant get to it because its a conservation area

break that!! Lets get the mini-diggers out!!  :y  Can't have all that junk polluting the earth!!!  :o ;) :y
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: ozzycat on 19 April 2012, 20:30:11
weve trid but the law is there befor you can get your spade dirty plus its an old explosive storage & dump so you dont know what your digging into its a shame realy because there is hundreds of tousands of moneys worth buried there
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: Davidhughes on 19 April 2012, 20:32:59
Wouldn't be suprised to see these restored and patrolling the skies of Britain as a deterant to the Russian Tupelov bombers  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: DaveA on 19 April 2012, 20:39:51
Rumour has it that Cameron is going to have them transported back to the UK and assembled, and then use them on the new aircraft carrier when its built. ::) ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

        Hope they get them home, though.
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: rsymes2k on 19 April 2012, 20:49:49
i know someone who buried their company car so they could get a new one!!
Title: Re: Spitfires found in Burma
Post by: ozzycat on 19 April 2012, 20:59:40
i know someone who buried their company car so they could get a new one!!
you been spying on me again  :D :D :D :y