Spitfires and Sentry news

[doorgunner]

RAF Boeing Sentry E3D's grounded.

20 Spitfires found.

news.uk.msn.com/world/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=161093627

[khardwk]

"Twenty "lost" Spitfires that were buried in Burma during the Second World War could return to the skies.

David Cameron and Burmese president Thein Sein have agreed to work together to find and restore the historic aircraft as part of a thaw in relations.

Amateur aviation enthusiasts uncovered evidence of the Spitfires' existence years ago, but have been unable to gain access to their potential locations."

Think they have been found and according to recent reports in the "Telegraph" (14th and 15th April) work is about to start to raise them from their burial site.

See:
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9203822/Spitfires-buried-in-Burma-during-war-to-be-returned-to-UK.html

and:

www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/burma/9204921/British-farmers-quest-to-find-lost-Spitfires-in-Burma.html


Sounds very hopeful. Good luck to them.

[bobbystreet57]

seems the spitfire saga is finally moving forward according to the metro newspaper i was reading yesterday. a team of 17 and an american documentary team have been given permission to start digging ,can,t wait to see the first one fly when brought back . the lincolnshire farmer who found them just has one wish and that is to be a passenger in the back of the first to fly hope that happens for him
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20515659

[davecalveley]

Bobby
they are mk14 single seaters so not much chance of a "backy" in one ..cant wait to see the documentary of the dig and what sort of condition they are in ..hope it all comes good for him after his many years and his cash outlay looking for them....think I saw figures showing the split as 30% for him 20% for excavation experts and 50% for burmese government .....
regards Dave

[Biggles]

The percentage split is interesting in comparison of the value of ONE resotred Spitfire ?

[crumb]

news.sky.com/story/1053172/burma-spitfire-mystery-is-solved