NIB: Spitfires

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LongBlade

April 22, 2012, 03:08:05 PM
QuoteLike a treasure chest stuffed with priceless booty, as many as 20 World War II-era Spitfire planes are perfectly preserved, buried in crates beneath Burma -- and after 67 years underground, they're set to be uncovered.

The planes were shipped in standard fashion in 1945 from their manufacturer in England to the Far East country: waxed, wrapped in greased paper and tarred to protect against the elements. They were then buried in the crates they were shipped in, rather than let them fall into enemy hands, said David Cundall, an aviation enthusiast who has spent 15 years and about $200,000 in his efforts to reveal the lost planes.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/19/buried-treasure-in-burma-squadron-lost-wwii-spitfires-to-be-exhumed/#ixzz1snluCAvk
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bob48

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April 22, 2012, 03:46:00 PM
Bloody hell!.........awesome.
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#2
April 22, 2012, 04:14:58 PM
Sweet. Now does anyone know if they unearthed the planes they found in Germany a few years back?
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#3
April 22, 2012, 06:45:08 PM
I look forward to seeing them once they are unburied.
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Staggerwing

#4
April 22, 2012, 06:49:31 PM
It's a great story. I'm also looking forward to seeing them fly.
Too bad that they're not Seafires. Then the Fleet Air Arm would have something to defend the UK with again... 8)
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mirth

#5
April 22, 2012, 08:00:29 PM
Quote from: Staggerwing on April 22, 2012, 06:49:31 PM
Too bad that they're not Seafires. Then the Fleet Air Arm would have something to defend the UK with again... 8)

Ouch! ;D
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MIGMaster

#6
April 23, 2012, 08:42:17 AM
What a great find.... I should check my yard ! I'd luv to find an Me-262 !  :D

Centurion40

#7
April 23, 2012, 08:49:02 AM
I'd even be happy with a flying model 262!

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April 23, 2012, 10:01:44 AM
^Me too, but I don't think I'd fit into the cockpit.
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Centurion40

#9
April 23, 2012, 01:51:58 PM
If that part of the plane is accurately labelled, mine would fit.  ;)
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Centurion40

#10
April 23, 2012, 01:57:43 PM
Any time is a good time for pie.

LongBlade

#11
April 23, 2012, 02:01:22 PM
Quote from: Centurion40 on April 23, 2012, 01:57:43 PM
The coolness abides:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xQF5vI1R-Y

Holy Smokes that's cool.

Quoteand then amplifies:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR5BtXP0s0o&feature=related

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#12
April 23, 2012, 05:16:13 PM
OMG - Griffen engines. Lord luv-a-duck but thats a find.
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Staggerwing

#13
April 23, 2012, 05:20:38 PM
Quote from: Windigo on April 23, 2012, 05:16:13 PM
OMG - Griffen engines. Lord luv-a-duck but thats a find.

Yep. Late model Spitfires. If they get fixed up they'll be real hot rods.
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I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
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mirth

#14
April 23, 2012, 06:02:30 PM
Damn. Didn't even know that they had Spits with anything but Merlins. Very cool.
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