Burma Spitfires Merged thread. Put all new info in here please.

swiss · #1 01-31-2013, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha

I guess I can hope though

you could shove over all your money to me, I guarantee you 25% - p.a.
If it doesnt work out you still can hope, though.

You're being had.

RedToo · #2 02-02-2013, 07:52 PM

... now on Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_dn_4EaEno

4 or 5 altogether.

RedToo.

WTE_Galway · #3 02-07-2013, 11:01 PM

Once people in floppy hats and flouro get involved its all down hill.

RedToo · #4 02-13-2013, 06:23 PM

Posted by the Burma Spitfire team on FB on 11 2 13:

"Hi all, so things are apparently progressing pretty well, albeit at a fairly glacial speed. Because it's a working airport, the team need to work during quiet periods, which means a total of 1-2 hours a day. They are also having to dig by hand, due to the sensitive nature of the area they are digging, so there's little progress made each day. On top of this, the licence to dig needs to be reapplied for each and every single day. Seriously. So there's still a lot of work ahead. We appreciate that the info we are able to provide is pretty patchy and incomplete. It's frustrating for everyone. However, there are very good reasons we can't currently provide as much background info as perhaps we would like. This is just how things have to play out at the moment. For what it's worth, David remains really positive he'll get the result we are all hoping for."

RedToo.

Viking · #5 02-16-2013, 10:36 AM

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia...nmar-abandoned
Viking

major_setback · #6 02-16-2013, 07:44 PM

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showp...postcount=2323

"I now have received a copy of the Wargaming press release.

The have to exit with some diginity.

For me while David Cundall and the Burmese team are still mapping in preparation for further digging, with a year plus license, I personally will give it until the start of next monsoon.

Still a way to run yet."

swiss · #7 02-17-2013, 07:44 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21483187

Quote:

Apology

Wargaming Ltd said they now believe no Spitfires were delivered in crates and buried at RAF Mingaladon during 1945 and 1946.

The company said that archival records showed that the RAF unit that handled shipments through Rangoon docks only received 37 aircraft in total from three transport ships between 1945 and 1946.

Most of the Spitfires that were in Burma at the time appear to have been re-exported in the autumn of 1946, they said.

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