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Old 05-11-2012, 09:36 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default WWII buried spitfires found!!

Check this out brand new still in the transport cases spitfires just found

British Farmer to Unearth World War II Spitfires in Burma | NewsFeed | TIME.com
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I been following this for a few weeks now! Pretty awesome!
To bad they are fighting over ownership now
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Old 05-11-2012, 11:55 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Oh sure, you couldn't tell us about it



That's cool, hope more info is given out about this
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Old 05-12-2012, 12:02 AM   #4 (permalink)
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The sound of a big watercooled V12 is as sweet as it gets, what a great find!
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Old 05-12-2012, 12:21 AM   #5 (permalink)
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just google it. theres a bunch about it out. the whole history of why they were buried, when etc. pretty cool!

I wasnt keeping it from everyone, just you Coils
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Old 05-12-2012, 12:33 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I did do a quick search, most of what I found was basically the same as the link above
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Old 05-12-2012, 01:16 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Might be a good reason to visit Burma next time I'm in that neck of the woods--this Dec. :-)
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Old 05-12-2012, 08:04 AM   #8 (permalink)
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If they sell? The bidding on those will start well over a million bucks each.
Do not tell Bluejack about them.
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Old 05-12-2012, 10:45 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Damn, I can't wait to see them one they're uncrated!!!
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Old 05-12-2012, 12:35 PM   #10 (permalink)
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when I saw this it reminded me that our gov't did the same thing
sometimes TCM on cable has old mvietone news breifs between movies. about 10 years ago they had one where the US air force was up-dating to jets circa 1946-50 and had to get rid of the surplus planes. so they dug a big hole and buried them to build a new runway for a major air force base, years later I asked a friend of mine who was a gov't testing enginner, what he thought of the idea of the planes beening somewhat intact. his first question/answer was impact by ground water & the pressue of the runway would overtime would collapse these P-51 mustangs into balls of aluminum
yes I know the airforce base they are buried at and if they did there, they probably did it everywhere

great story thanks for posting it

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