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    Buried Spitfires Update

    For the last year we have been hearing stories about real Spitfires buried in Burma by the RAF. It grabbed a lot of attention but nothing has come of it, at least not yet.
    I have been pretty dubious of the whole thing.

    Now the news media has a story that the govt of Myanmar, (used to be Burma), has signed a contract to dig up these planes. The head of the country and the Britiish Prime Minister, David Cameron had talks leading to this.

    So maybe it will really happen, who knows if there is anything down there?

    If the Spits were preserved and buried in crates by the RAF, I expect they would be in good condition, not destroyed by time or moisture like many suppose.

    I wish the P M would get Rolls Royce to reopen a Merlin production line, some new ones of those would be very welcome. might be a little pricey though.

    So what do you guys think? is this a pie in the sky story or are there really some whole planes down there?
    How long before Tighar organizes a tour to observe the digging?
    Last edited by Bill Greenwood; 10-19-2012 at 11:10 AM.

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