British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II

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#3556054 - 04/14/12 04:38 AM British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II
Rush Member Registered: 10/13/99 Posts: 201 Loc: A Brit in Holland.NL	I posted this at Community Hall but thought I`d link it here too. What a find this would be. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17710598 S!
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#3556065 - 04/14/12 05:36 AM Re: British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II [Re: Rush]
PV1 sometime mudslinger Member Registered: 08/11/02 Posts: 1634 Loc: Ladner, Wet Coast, Canada	Oh, my, Oh my!
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#3556106 - 04/14/12 08:54 AM Re: British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II [Re: PV1]
Old Dux Senior Member Registered: 01/02/01 Posts: 4874 Loc: Derbyshire, England	Depends on the soil type but nearly seventy years under ground would break down the packing cases to some degree but certain mechanical parts would have been heavily greased before transit. If they can find them and make up only three or four Spits out of the usable parts it would be very much worthwhile. _________________________ 'Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant.' Manfred von Richtofen --------------------------- TWELVE YEARS BEFORE THE HWH MAST.
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#3557936 - 04/17/12 03:54 PM Re: British and Burmese authorities could work together to find 20 Spitfires buried in Burma at the end of the World War II [Re: Rush]
Jolly Roger Two Senior Member Registered: 12/13/02 Posts: 3933 Loc: Rocky Mount, NC,USA	Folks, Dux: Better if they were buried in a frozen place perhaps like the B-29 and the P-38 that were salvaged. I think the B29 was repaired and made flyable but burned before it could be flown to safety though. I imagine such a hot, wet climate would not be favorable for any wood but as you point out. I agree that if out of the 20 enough parts are salvaged to make up 3 or 4 Spits it would be an inestimable triumph. Thanks for posting. _________________________ Originally Registered January,2001 Member Number 3044 "Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they shall not be disappointed" - Edmond Gwenn, "The Trouble With Harry" CELEBRATING ELEVEN YEARS and over 6 MILLION VIEWS on SNAFU's HWH thread- August 19, 2012
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