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Burma/Myanmar Spitfire investigation

Strange that nobody mentioned it but I read in the latest A***** M**** that during December 2004 a British party left for Burma/Myanmar to look for the long rumoured buried Spitfire cache at Mingeladon. It was mentioned that there are about six to 12 Mk XIV’s.
Several years ago this was brought up already.

Now that would be something if it was true, wouldn’t it?

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By: Mark V - 18th February 2005 at 12:14

they will play their cards close to their chest.

And even closer after they are located!

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By: Mark12 - 18th February 2005 at 12:09

No secret.

The word on the street is that they have not been located as yet and until they do you would imagine they will play their cards close to their chest. I would.

This has been ongoing for about five years. 🙂

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By: APC104 - 18th February 2005 at 10:57

I understand the economics behind controlling the supply of aircraft/ projects on the market, in order to maintain the market price of a Spitfire….. but why the secrecy?

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By: Melvyn Hiscock - 24th January 2005 at 22:39

Pyrexmatic – that was it.

That’s it, she bought them in threes.

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By: Mark12 - 24th January 2005 at 22:38

No, you’re thinking of my grandmother, she had glass plates she used on Sunday for tea.

Pyrexmatic – that was it.

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By: Melvyn Hiscock - 24th January 2005 at 22:32

and it had glass plates. 😉

No, you’re thinking of my grandmother, she had glass plates she used on Sunday for tea.

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By: Andy in Beds - 24th January 2005 at 21:43

Your memory is going,
That was a Pragmatic.

and it had glass plates. 😉

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By: Melvyn Hiscock - 24th January 2005 at 21:37

Enigmatic – I used to have one of those – 16 shots on a 127 film. 🙂

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By: Mark12 - 24th January 2005 at 21:32

Not necessarily, in-fact, not at all. I’m just being enigmatic.

Enigmatic – I used to have one of those – 16 shots on a 127 film. 🙂

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By: HP57 - 24th January 2005 at 18:05

Robbo,

You know more than you would like to tell us? :dev2:

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By: HP57 - 24th January 2005 at 17:57

In that case someone would have told us that it was a dissapointment,…….I think.

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By: HP57 - 24th January 2005 at 17:53

IMHO the silence indicates that there is something going on that needs to be kept quiet. :rolleyes:

We’ll wait and see. :diablo:

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By: N1324 - 23rd January 2005 at 18:40

Any more info on this? Mark12 would you be able to add to this?

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By: HP57 - 17th January 2005 at 18:28

Come on Mark, You must know about this?

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By: Mark12 - 17th January 2005 at 10:16

In Oshkosh I have seen the remains of a Spitfire that I was told is one of the Israeli Spits sold to Burma in the late 50’s.
I cannot remember if it was in 1999 or 2003.
I think the owner was British
It will be interesting to know if any more of these Spits has survived

Interesting Avatar Jetman.

I see the Burmese Spitfire connection. 😉

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By: jetman-2 - 17th January 2005 at 10:06

In Oshkosh I have seen the remains of a Spitfire that I was told is one of the Israeli Spits sold to Burma in the late 50’s.
I cannot remember if it was in 1999 or 2003.
I think the owner was British
It will be interesting to know if any more of these Spits has survived

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