Since the Burma project inevitably came up
on the Boxed, Buried Birmingham thread, and I've been wanting to post this, I'd figured I'd put two-and-two together and post it there. Then, I thought better of it, and decided to start a new thread. I hope it doesn't look like I'm trying to flood WIX, I just thought the discussions would be better served separate.
This is a blog from the video game company backing the recovery project:
http://worldofwarplanes.eu/en/blog/main. It's about as close as you'll get to "the word of God" on the project. It also has some interesting pictures and information on Mr. Cundall's previous efforts on the "Aviation Archaeology" article.
Some interesting notes from the blog:
Buried Treasure wrote:
The Wargaming team decided to fund the venture and produce a documentary film about the recovery efforts.
and:
Buried Treasure wrote:
I tracked down David Cundall’s phone number and rang him up at his farm in Lincolnshire. I would later learn that in the aftermath of the newspaper article’s publication, David was inundated with hundreds of calls from well-wishers, potential buyers, television reporters, rip-off artists and con men, and at least one clairvoyant, so it’s rather surprising I got through to him at all. We had a pleasant conversation, at the end of which I offered to fly him out to San Francisco so we could meet and discuss how Wargaming might help him on his quest. He thought I was another crazy caller until I sent him a plane ticket – first class – to come visit us. David agreed and flew to California on May 15th.
I honestly still can't believe some of the twists this story has taken - and I'm just referring to the funding efforts!
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