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Spitfires hunted in Myanmar

Published: 5 Jan 2013 at 19.45
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A team hunting for a rumoured hoard of World War II Spitfire planes in Myanmar left Britain on Saturday to start the dig, comparing the excitement to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Project leader David Cundall poses in front of a Spitfire plane at the Imperial War Museum in London.

The 21-member team believes there could be as many as 36 of the iconic single-seat British fighter aircraft buried in sealed crates up to 10 metres beneath Yangon airport, a wartime airfield, with more at two other sites in Myanmar.

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DickFarang
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Discussion 4 : 06 Jan 2013 at 18.154
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Who knows if someday somewhere some Stukas will be found.
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Discussion 3 : 06 Jan 2013 at 10.513
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Spitfire, the holy grail of flying. Any pilots dream to fly one. I do hope their find turns out to be real. Agree with D2, only in Myanmar.
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Discussion 2 : 06 Jan 2013 at 02.032
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They can regard them self as lucky to the fact that this was in Burma. Imagine the same happening in dysfunctional Thailand (co-operation, smooth transit, working-VISA, export-permits etc).
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Discussion 1 : 05 Jan 2013 at 22.341
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This would be a tremendous historical find. The Spitfire played a huge role in the "Battle of Britain".
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