Speaking of “Missing planes” ...
I read a story here on FR last year, maybe the year before, about a planned dig in Southeast Asia for some lost Spitfires.
Apparently a British outpost had just received a shipment of some 80 BRAND NEW Spits during the war. But the base (in Burma, was it?) was about to be overrun by the Japanese so they buried the crates to keep the planes out of enemy hands.
The location of the burial was lost until recently, when a local remembered the location The backers of the project were hopeful that at least sme of the Spits would be in good enough shape to rebuild.
Then the story disappeared. I’ve been watching for it, but nothing.
Anybody know if those Spitfires were found?
You made me recall that story. Weren’t they like 80’ deep or some outlandish depth? Hopefully somebody has an update.
Burma Spitfire Mystery Is Solved
The hunt for up to 36 planes which many believed had been buried in Burma at the end of World War Two ends in disappointment.
http://news.sky.com/story/1053172/burma-spitfire-mystery-is-solved