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

[Rumcajs]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

..and what is it exactly that makes your conclusions less comical than theirs?

aaah armchair experts...

Why that aggressive tone? He is right. The Japs invaded Burma in 1942 and conquered it in 1943. Allies launched a counter offensive during late 1944 and the first half of 1945. The Japanese surrendered on 14th Aug 1945. It really makes no sense to fear about the Japs to invade Burma in July 1945. Plus the CNN article clearly says Mk II ... Really doesn't take a rocket scientist to conclude.

[Al Schlageter]

Spitfire MkIIs in Burma? Not likely as afik no MkIIs went there.

[Kye]

They are most likely to be Mk 14's.

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Kye

They are most likely to be Mk 14's.

Yep ... according to this ...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/de...-in-Burma.html

its actually 12 crated Mk XIVs

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Rumcajs

Why that aggressive tone? He is right. The Japs invaded Burma in 1942 and conquered it in 1943. Allies launched a counter offensive during late 1944 and the first half of 1945. The Japanese surrendered on 14th Aug 1945. It really makes no sense to fear about the Japs to invade Burma in July 1945. Plus the CNN article clearly says Mk II ... Really doesn't take a rocket scientist to conclude.

well it wasn't meant to be aggressive, it's more sarcastic, since the statement made by whoarmongar has no basement and is ludicrous just as much as the news statements.. it was meant in jest anyway, please don't take it always so seriously, it's banter...

Anyway, as Mark from the Key Publishing forum stated "These are not Burmese Air Force Spitfires.

These are considered to be former RAF Mk XIV's with potentially further Mk VIII's downstream.

They are considered to have been buried circa 1946 in wooden crates with a view to possible recovery in the future at a time when there was much political upheaval on the Indian sub-continent.

This has been trundling along for twelve or more years.

The political climate has never been better.

Perfect timing for Vol. II of the boo...

...and yes I have seen the ground penetration scans."

he has seen the scans, I talked to the guys that are going to recover them this morning

Can't say much else unfortunately, let's only say that I never heard of the thing before, I asked a very well informed source who confirmed me that it's true.. it came out only now but the thing has been planned for years now.

In any case, don't believe my word, let's wait and see what they take out from underground

I call this bullshit... Fake news, that's all this is.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Dick Tator

I call this bullshit... Fake news, that's all this is.

and why or in whose interest would that be?

[Osprey]

Nobody noticed that the BBC inset pic is obviously a pic of one of the balbo flights at the end of the Duxford Flying Legend weekends

[RedToo]

At the bottom of this page:

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showt...=116104&page=8

There is some interesting information. Possible serial numbers for these Spits.

RedToo.