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#3556163 - 04/14/12 11:31 AM 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma
Sim Hotshot Registered: 09/18/01 Posts: 8917 Loc: Vegas	http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...s-make-fly.html And England wants them back to be restored into flying condition. Edited by Sim (04/14/12 11:32 AM)
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#3556170 - 04/14/12 11:51 AM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
valleyboy Member Registered: 05/04/01 Posts: 1870 Loc: Aberdare, Wales, UK	I think you will find it is Britain that wants them back _________________________ "The engines are overheating, and so am I!!, we either make a move, or blow up!, So which is it to be?!" ---------------------------------- "It is better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
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#3556180 - 04/14/12 12:16 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
Farcaster Member Registered: 04/07/00 Posts: 1350 Loc: Toronto, Canada	The great news is, they were perfectly stored and should be in mint condition. _________________________ "If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron. Or else He's the dumbest designer that ever lived." - Spider Robinson, Mindkiller
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#3556187 - 04/14/12 12:33 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Farcaster]
Sim Hotshot Registered: 09/18/01 Posts: 8917 Loc: Vegas	Originally Posted By: valleyboy I think you will find it is Britain that wants them back Old Empire wants its toys back Originally Posted By: Farcaster The great news is, they were perfectly stored and should be in mint condition. Yeah. Right out of the factory into a box and 6ft under. So important wondering question, who is going to restore it? Government is well know for bureaucracy that will stall gravity if it could.
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#3556191 - 04/14/12 12:39 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
Farcaster Member Registered: 04/07/00 Posts: 1350 Loc: Toronto, Canada	According to another article in the Telegraph they were buried 40 feet deep in transport crates. “They were just buried there in transport crates,” Mr Cundall said. “They were waxed, wrapped in greased paper and their joints tarred. They will be in near perfect condition.” _________________________ "If a person who indulges in gluttony is a glutton, and a person who commits a felony is a felon, then God is an iron. Or else He's the dumbest designer that ever lived." - Spider Robinson, Mindkiller
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#3556196 - 04/14/12 12:44 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
Friday Member Registered: 10/09/07 Posts: 635 Loc: Sevenoaks, England.	Cor, wouldn't that be a find with the old metal detector! Your very own Spitfire complete with ammo. _________________________ That Farrow bloke you executed today, are you sure he's dead? Well I chopped his head off, that usually does the trick. Yes, don't get clever with me Baldrick. I just thought you might have lopped off a leg or something by mistake. No, the thing I chopped off had a nose.
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#3556204 - 04/14/12 12:56 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
VF9_Longbow Senior Member Registered: 06/21/02 Posts: 3799 Loc: Tokyo, Japan	40 feet deep ? they ought to be in nearly perfect condition provided the water table is not shallow there.
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#3556217 - 04/14/12 01:27 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: valleyboy]
kinrossian PC Gamer Member Registered: 01/04/01 Posts: 906 Loc: Scotland	Originally Posted By: valleyboy I think you will find it is Britain that wants them back +1
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#3556223 - 04/14/12 01:43 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: Sim]
MaceUK33 Everything is true Veteran Registered: 01/10/05 Posts: 12218 Loc: Darlington, UK.	We need to convert them to Seafire's for our sea fleet! _________________________ Intel i7 920 2.66Ghz D0 OC'd to 3.40GHz \| MSI GeForce GTX 660 Black Knight 2048MB GDDR5 \| Samsung F3 1TB \| Corsair 6GB DDR3 \| Gigabyte EX58-UD3R Intel X58 \| LG DVD±RW SATA DL RW \| Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 PSU \| Antec 902 \| Coolermaster V8 CPU Cooler \| W7 HP 64 bit \| 27" iiyama monitor \| TM HOTAS Warthog #05225 \| TM Cougar MFDs \| Saitek Pro-flight combat pedals \| Track IR 5 Falcon BMS \| DCS A-10C \| Flaming Cliffs 3 \| RoF \| BoB 2 2.12 \| EECH 1.15 \| ArmA 3 "A nugget of purest green!"
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#3556233 - 04/14/12 02:18 PM Re: 20 buried Spitfires found in Burma [Re: MaceUK33]
WillWallace Junior Member Registered: 09/09/10 Posts: 94 Loc: Bannockburn... seriously	Originally Posted By: MaceUK33 We need to convert them to Seafire's for our sea fleet! lmao! They'll be the only thing we can afford... _________________________ "Fair fights are for suckers" - The Mighty Jingles Dakka dakka dakka dakka!
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