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Burma Spitfires

Postby Hazzer111 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:51 pm

found this in the news, thought it might be of interest: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... to-UK.html
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Dan4th » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:12 pm

Welcome Hazzer!!!!!!!!

Glad to see your first post, and glad to
have you on the "Forum".....

BUT!!!!!!

Unfortunately, this showed-up this AM
on the Aviation Chat section :((

DO NOT LET THIS STOP YOU FROM POSTING MORE!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Hazzer111 » Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:35 pm

Thank you, and I see it now :)
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Burma Spitfires

Postby Minty4371 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:14 pm

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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Hazzer111 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:24 pm

Great news, I hope they can be restored to flight.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby 10680 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 9:46 am

It was mentioned on Chris Evans' show this morning.

But they still aren't sure if they really exist......
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Lucas1860 » Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:31 pm

Bit of an update from the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20515659
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Hazzer111 » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:25 am

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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Jigsaw » Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:46 pm

Latest update:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20957162

There is a Twitter page for this (official or not I don't know). @SpitfireDig if anyone is interested.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Sooty655 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:55 am

Spitfires? What Spitfires? :-? :-?

Latest BBC report.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Xplumberlives » Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:51 am

As much as I would love to see them found intact I remain very dubious about the whole story! :-o
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Aceyone » Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:49 pm

Even if they do find them ( which is looking doubtful ) I wouldn't expect them to be much cop now anyway but I would be happy to be proved wrong on both counts !
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Hihonyr8811 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 1:23 pm

Am I the only one amused by the photo the BBC used at the bottom?
Of all the Spitfires they could find to describe the 'Elliptical wing" they go and use a photo of a clipped wing one =)) =))


I can see anything that is found being in a similar state to that crate they found not long ago, full of water.
Did anything come of that, I see it just mentions it, but not what was inside (if anything).

I hope he does find something, 17 years is a long time for it to come to nothing.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Mayfly » Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:02 pm

Hihonyr8811 wrote:Am I the only one amused by the photo the BBC used at the bottom?
Of all the Spitfires they could find to describe the 'Elliptical wing" they go and use a photo of a clipped wing one =)) =))


I can see anything that is found being in a similar state to that crate they found not long ago, full of water.
Did anything come of that, I see it just mentions it, but not what was inside (if anything).

I hope he does find something, 17 years is a long time for it to come to nothing.


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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Mackrick » Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:10 pm

Attention to detail, I think not good old aunty B.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Hazzer111 » Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:57 pm

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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Dan4th » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:28 pm

I think it's still a bit early to
write them off just yet....

Hoping for a good "Find" :D

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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Dougs » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:48 pm

Anyone understand what's going on its all a bit misty found a crate can't see if its full or not next thing no spitfires in that location even tho they haven't pumped the water out all very odd ~x(
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Re: Burma Spitfires

Postby Mayfly » Sat Jan 19, 2013 9:50 pm

They had the bloke on yesterday who said they had been there for 12 days but had only been allowed to dig for 2 of those and then for only 3 hrs a day! All a bit of a mystery really.
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Re: Burma Spitfires

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