Warbird Information Exchange

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

Can't you just hear the safeties clicking "off" on the checkbooks if they find these?

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All I did was press this red button here...

Anybody know the mk number(s) that might be involved or if they were crated with engines and propellers? Not that the data plates aren't enough to get started ...

Buried after all these years? I'm affraid they will be junk.The magnesium rivets will have turned to dust by now anyway.At least you wont have to drill them apart.I hope they do find them as it will be quite a find.

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Hang The Expense

+1 and let me add two words Galvanic Corrosion

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Don't make me go get my flying monkeys-

The Japanese were a threat to Burma in 1945?

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Defending Stearmans on WIX since Jeff started badmouthing them back in 2005.

The Burmese were a threat to Burma in 1945.

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Lest Hero-worship raise it's head and cloud our vision, remember that World War II was fought and won by the same sort of twenty-something punks we wouldn't let our daughters date.

Burma's Spitfires were a very well travelled bunch of Mk9's that initially saw service with the Czech Air Force. They were sold to the Israeli's and flown to Israel around 1948 in what was known as Operation Velveeta. When the Israelis finished with them they onsold them to Burma. After more than 50 years buried in the ground there won't be much left.

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Just part of the team keeping them going
F111 Ex USAF 67-109 A8-109
Canberra WT492
PBY USN 46679
Constellation USAF 54-0145
Dakota 44-76774
Skymaster 44-9126
Sabre A64-901
HARS, Albion Park, AUSTRALIA

And they are Spitfires. All they need are the dataplates to survive

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Magister Aviation
It's all in my book

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-recovering Viper crew chief
-AWACS driver/soon-to-be A-26 driver
-displaced Philadelphian

I think I'll go down to the local engraving shop and whip out about 20 Spitfires. What Mk would you like?

I think there is a 14 day delay in the news.

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Always looking for WW2 Half-Tracks and Parts.

Thought it said Mk II. Something about using shell craters from shelling attacks.
Would have been early 40s wartime in my thinking.

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Rich Palmer

Remember an Injured Youth
benstear.org
#64- Stay Strong and Keep the Faith

BOOM BOOM, ROUND ROUND, PROPELLER GO

Don't Be A Dilbert!

I'll see your two words and raise you one: Provenance.

Considering this month's big Spitfire resto had a prior career as landfill along a river, I would say coming out of a crate in Burma would be a big step up. Besides, think of the field day the boys at the Hendon diorama shop will have with a crated Spitfire! I can almost hear the tinkle of the spanners from the hidden speakers...

In any case, since all endeavors of this sort need a name, how about:

Spitfire Cultural Recovery Advanced Project

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Rob C

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled. “

– Michael Crichton