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#3714613 - 01/09/13 06:41 PM
Re: Burma Spitfires News Thread.
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And that is exactly what I feared they would find. No matter how well it was packed,60 years buried underground is going to take its toll. I hope I am proved wrong with subsequent discoveries but I don't think so 
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#3715050 - 01/10/13 08:36 AM
Re: Burma Spitfires News Thread.
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On the other hand it means the crates haven't collapsed (at least one of them).
So that's something I guess, but I wouldn't hope for too much for the rest of them either.
Btw wheels, that car was in a time capsule wasn't it?
A late 50's Chevy.
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#3716453 - 01/12/13 09:28 AM
Re: Burma Spitfires News Thread.
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My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3716454 - 01/12/13 09:29 AM
Re: Burma Spitfires News Thread.
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There are some Spits in Burma: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=116104&page=37Posts 1086 and 1089. Some other interesting things in the hangar too. RedToo.
My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3717774 - 01/14/13 07:55 PM
Re: Burma Spitfires News Thread.
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My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3721711 - 01/20/13 07:29 PM
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My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3721771 - 01/20/13 09:47 PM
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This is consistent with my experiences in high profile projects. In the end, the level of press that the public desires puts pressure on politicians, informants, financiers, property owners, with most falling on the archaeologists to locate something which may or may not exist. In the end it keeps the archaeologists and geophysics crews from doing their jobs. Hopefully they will be able to return as there is likely some truth to this story and all they need is just a bit of luck.
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#3721837 - 01/20/13 11:59 PM
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Exactly right. Most archaeological projects move through several phases. 1st is recon, second is survey, third is limited testing and last is full on recovery. Looks like they were pressured to go straight to recovery. I've done a Time Team dig before and I suspect the presence of a "documentary" team is similar TT digs where there is lots of pressure to produce and it is usually all contrived. They should have taken their time and managed the situation much better.
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#3722149 - 01/21/13 04:00 PM
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My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3726605 - 01/28/13 10:11 PM
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My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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#3727885 - 01/30/13 10:31 PM
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Balanced piece here on the sponsors website: http://worldofwarplanes.eu/en/blog/ground-truthingRedToo.
My 'Waiting for Clod' thread: http://tinyurl.com/bqxc9eeAlways take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.Elie Wiesel. Romanian born Jewish writer, professor, political activist, Nobel Laureate, Holocaust survivor. 1928 - 2016. Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one - the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts. C.S. Lewis, 1898 - 1963.
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), and the amount of corrosion is dependent upon any number of factors, ranging from the ph-value of the soil to wether the water has completly filled the crates (and if so, at what rate does the "crate-water" circulate). There is still a good chance that a flying Spit (or several) can come out of this, but it is not going to be the "Hey, let's dig up these and fasten the wings and start flying" the press so far might have made people believe. I say give it ten-fifteen years, and then we should know for certain 
