Brits to Uncover 20 Spitfires in Burma

[MolaKule]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/d...rned-to-UK.html

Quote:
“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.”

 

[JHZR2]

Cant wait to see this unfold!

 

[Thax]

This is amazing , wish they would tell you in the article what Mk. these Spitfire are.

 

[daves87rs]

Cool!

 

[dave1251]

Thanks Mola I enjoyed the read!

 

[Win]

Wow.

The Castle Bromwich factory that built the Spitfires from MKII on is still in operation and owned by Jaguar. One of my XJ's was built there.

 

[Colt45ws]

Fantastic!

 

[Cristobal]

Do not count your chickens yet. If the water table rose, pressure would have forced water inside and these place will be junk. Don't even think they are in anything close to new condition until they are at the surface.

 

[Lead Shoes]

Wow cool story, perfectly preserved spit fires...

 

[typ901]

Originally Posted By: Win
Wow.

The Castle Bromwich factory that built the Spitfires from MKII on is still in operation and owned by Jaguar. One of my XJ's was built there.



And the original doors are still in place at the plant. Thought they were more known as site of the Lancaster though...

 

[jetmech1]

Outstanding! I love WW-II aviation.

 

[L_Sludger]

The story is more about the selflessness of the farmer who dedicated the later part of his entire life to finding and preserving them - truly a patriotic, contributing member to his society and a true asset to his people.

 

[Bluestream]

Very cool, but we'll have to wait to see what condition they are really in...

 

[JHZR2]

Originally Posted By: Cristobal
Do not count your chickens yet. If the water table rose, pressure would have forced water inside and these place will be junk. Don't even think they are in anything close to new condition until they are at the surface.


Very good points. But still, would be neat to pull them up anyway...

 

[sleddriver]

Ah the beautiful sound of a purrring Merlin....music to my ears. What a great find!

 

[tdi-rick]

Originally Posted By: Thax
This is amazing , wish they would tell you in the article what Mk. these Spitfire are.


Pretty sure I read elsewhere they are MkXIV with the Griffon engine.

 

[Cujet]

If I were a betting man, I'd guess they are useless scrap now. Moisture is a huge problem.

 

[Shannow]

Dunno...the military means of storing stuff is a little different to a 50 year old Buick in a concrete box.

 

[cjcride]

The farmer is an asset to all people.

 

[dkryan]

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/05/01/dogfight-over-buried-wwii-spitfires-in-burma


Unfortunately for Mr. Cundall, money and B.S. trump hard work and ethics. Throw in some politics and mix it with ego and arrogance and you have the story cited above.