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    Buried Spitfires in Burma

    This story seems to have been rumbling on for some time, and has been posted here in the past. Here's the latest. 60 Spits in flyable condition? Even recovering one would be impressive.
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    Bearcat99's Avatar Senior Member
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    Yeah I have been following this.. Amazing.. That many prisitne vintage warbirds.. what a find.. I wonder what the estimated value would be.
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    Originally Posted by Bearcat99 Go to original post
    I wonder what the estimated value would be.
    Thats easy, BC. The estimated value of an empty hole in the ground is zero. If anything remotely like a complete Spitfire in any condition is found in Burma I'll eat the hat that came with my TrackIr and I'll post pics of it here.
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    Originally Posted by arthursmedley Go to original post
    Thats easy, BC. The estimated value of an empty hole in the ground is zero. If anything remotely like a complete Spitfire in any condition is found in Burma I'll eat the hat that came with my TrackIr and I'll post pics of it here.
    wow, this story gets better and better.

    so if they do manage to pull a spitfire up (or 60) not only do we all get the benefit of another spitfire, but from my own personal point of view i get to watch you eat your track ir hat.

    fingers crossed!
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    Well, a bit of scepticism is certainly required. When the Burma Spits topic appeared for the first time in march, people estimated 20 of them to be burried. With each article published since then, the number has miraculously expanded - last time I've read about them, some journalist claimed 140+. There were also different versions of the story where Spits were burried (from dried out river bed to a hole being dug), what variants we're talking about (from Mk Vs to XIVs), who and why ordered to do it (this one's kinda funny, because obviously some journalists in Britain don't seem to know much about recent history of their own country and cannot decide whether in summer of '45 Japansese were advancing or fleeing the Burma).

    Many elements of the story just do not add up and although the guy who started this whole mess seems to be more credible then infamous TIGHAR group with their "Amelia-Earhart-circus", I still wouldn't hold my breath until he actually digs something up. One thing is sure - If there's something down there, it won't be in pristine condition after 7 decades of monsoon weather!
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    The most interesting thing about this story is how our modern media works and just how lazy it is.
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    I have to say I'm pretty excited by this and refuse to let anyone change that with skepticism, no matter how justified

    I'm sure you've seen it but this article on the BBC was one of the better I've seen

    Oh and Hi... been a while but I had to come back for this
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    Not to hijack the thread but dang good to see ya Ms. K. Hope all is well and that you have a great holiday season.

    WV
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    Search for lost Spitfires ends in failure for treasure hunters

    Search for lost Spitfires ends in failure for treasure hunters:

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/avia...e-hunters.html
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    Well the story seems to end here...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21483187
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