Posted on 04/15/2012 2:26:29 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe
Twenty iconic Spitfire aircraft buried in Burma during the Second World War are to be repatriated to Britain after an intervention by David Cameron. >snip< 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.
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There goes the Burmese Air Force!
Looks like they are ready for that:
Im hoping the discovery will generate some jobs. They will need to be stripped down and re-riveted but it must be done. My dream is to have a flying squadron at air shows.
Now if they can just find a B-29 and not catch it on fire...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kee_Bird
A lesson in how NOT to recover an old warbird...
Yeah...and the flight of dual engine Mustang (P60?) variants that landed in the arctic and were recovered from under 60 feet of ice.
Yep that was Vera singing, FWC. The scenes are from the movie “Battle of Britain” (1969). It was one of the first movies I saw in a cinema (the old Queen Anne’s in Norwell)as a kid, would love to see it again some day.
Great video Doogle.
I had seen a picture on the net some years ago of the Military shoving P38’s into a large hole that looked like it was AZ after the WW2.
That is so cool. It would be like opening a time capsule to open one of these sites. However, it would be expensive, and time consuming to do the permitting, etc.
You are priveledged, indeed. If I recall correctly, there is only one Avro Vulcan left flying. There is a foundation to support it.
A quick internet search found two aircraft: XL426 is preserved at Southend Airport, in shape for taxiing, but not flying, and XH558 is at Doncaster, having veen restored and made airworthy in 2007 and received a permit to fly in 2008.
XH558 is likely the plane you saw with a Lancaster Bomber (another of my favorites from across the pond). I have never seen either in person (although I have been on board a B-17 and a B-24). I built models of all 4 when I was younger,
There are support trusts for the continued maintenance, operation, and restoration of both aircraft which can be found with a quick Google search, and if anyone thinks the upkeep on the family car is expensive...
Yhere may be others out there, but the plane is a bit big for a future ‘barn find’.
You are priveledged, indeed. If I recall correctly, there is only one Avro Vulcan left flying. There is a foundation to support it.
A quick internet search found two aircraft: XL426 is preserved at Southend Airport, in shape for taxiing, but not flying, and XH558 is at Doncaster, having veen restored and made airworthy in 2007 and received a permit to fly in 2008.
XH558 is likely the plane you saw with a Lancaster Bomber (another of my favorites from across the pond). I have never seen either in person (although I have been on board a B-17 and a B-24). I built models of all 4 when I was younger,
There are support trusts for the continued maintenance, operation, and restoration of both aircraft which can be found with a quick Google search, and if anyone thinks the upkeep on the family car is expensive...
Yhere may be others out there, but the plane is a bit big for a future ‘barn find’.
I saw a documentary on that. I seldom cry, but that was really, really close.
A lot would depend on soil type and drainage and climate, and the desert would be the best place to look. If you find them, save me a '53 Buick Roadmaster, it's the Mrs. all-time favorite car (she had one back when).
Tremendous!
The number of people able and talented enough for the undertaking I can count on 2 hands.This will take years.
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