This is an incredible find even if 1 of them returns to the air, much less 1/4 or all of them. Depending on their condition I could see 5 or 6 of them flying again. This is just remarkable. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html
For you true history/ airplane geeks: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/spitregistry.html Main page: http://www.warbirdregistry.org/ A sample from one Spitfire, some pages aren't nearly as detailed:
This was the best part. I'd love to see pictures. “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.”
I was just going to say that how they were buried was the best part. I wonder what else is buried out there.
The end of the war saw a lot of equipment simply buried off the ends of runways and the like, though none likely in the shape these spits are hopefully in.
These guys may have updates as they become available (you have to scroll to the bottom of the page): http://www.warbirdalley.com/news.htm
WOW, what a deal. I'd love to see some of those in the air. My eldest daughter and her family live in England. She lives not far from Dover, and there are several WW II era aircraft that take to the air. We see them from her farm in Ashford. They have a sound unlike any other aircraft. Even here in the Shen Valley, we see WW II heavies that show near here annually. On arrival and departure, they fly right over the house, the sound is tremendous. The bombers roar, and the Mustangs just have a beautifully nasty snarl; I love them. Thanks Free!! RF 1
Well, this didn't take long. We should start a pool on how many days this will take to hit the British courts. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012...ried-wwii-spitfires-in-burma/?intcmp=features
Maybe things will procede without a court battle afterall. Curiously, and I'm skeptical but we'll see if the numbers pan out, they are now claiming 60. 60! That's almost equal to the total number left on the planet. So, yeah, I'm interested to see how many they can recover. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/1...to-dig-up-buried-wwii-planes/?test=latestnews Bonus points: the deal was signed with the guy who found them. :)
60...amazing to find so many. With that number they will probably have a better chance of getting a few more flying again.
