Same story appeared in the Canadian press several days ago. The piece
mentioned that the order to bury the aircraft came from British Admiral
Mountbattan no less. Perhaps he was not aware that Japan was on its last
legs or had no legs left at all !
jh
On 19/10/2012 2:11 AM, Brian Swale wrote:
> On page B5 of The Press (Christchurch) today 19 Oct. is an article about
> David Cundill a Lincolnshire farmer, who after a search of 16 years has
> located 124 unused Spitfires which were preservative treated and buried in
> their transport crates around August 1945, in Myanmar. He has signed an
> agreement with the Myanmar Gov't to dig up 20 or more of the aircraft.
>
> Brian Swale
>
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