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exbmc
Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Derby East Midlands
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:01 am Post subject: Spitfires |
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That's how i understand it Roger, these Spitfires were just never unpacked, and buried in their travel crates. David Cundall has spent 17 years tracking these aircraft, and i sincerely hope he is successful eventually. There are three sites i understand, each marked with a pile of stones. Perhaps they are not yet in the right location. Good luck to the team. |
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MONTBREHAIN
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 121 Location: The Deep South of Ampshire
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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Oh its all gone quiet over here...... anybody heard anymore on this story ? "MO" _________________ A vehicle can be restored at any time, But is original only once ! |
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Jim.Walker
Joined: 27 Dec 2008 Posts: 1229 Location: Chesterfield
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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It seems they did find a crate full of muddy water which turned out to hold water pipes and things.
They were quoted as saying they were going to investigate another site. But as you say it has gone quiet.
Jim. _________________ Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then! |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex
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exbmc
Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Derby East Midlands
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject: No spitfires |
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I am still hoping for this legend/story/myth/pack of lies, to be true. After so much work over the years, David Cundall must be very disappointed right now.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't heard, a spitfire that does exist now.
BBMF has a "new"Mk XVIe for the 2013 season. TE311, was a 1945 built one, from Castle Bromwich works, delivered 1 month after WW2 ended. It has been a gate guardian, road travelling exhibit, and spares source for 58 years, before being subject to a long restoration. It's a clipped wing, Packard powered version, and was one of the taxi only ones in the film Battle of Britain, disguised as a high back Mk1. |
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4104 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: No spitfires |
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exbmc wrote: | I am still hoping for this legend/story/myth/pack of lies, to be true. After so much work over the years, David Cundall must be very disappointed right now.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't heard, a spitfire that does exist now.
BBMF has a "new"Mk XVIe for the 2013 season. TE311, was a 1945 built one, from Castle Bromwich works, delivered 1 month after WW2 ended. It has been a gate guardian, road travelling exhibit, and spares source for 58 years, before being subject to a long restoration. It's a clipped wing, Packard powered version, and was one of the taxi only ones in the film Battle of Britain, disguised as a high back Mk1. |
My Dad was in Burma in WW2 , he passed on to me a load of Spitfire electrical stuff, that I still have. I don't know if this was from new or scrapped plane's ?
Dave |
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Penman
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 4756 Location: Swindon, Wilts.
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Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: No spitfires |
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Hi
exbmc wrote: | I am still hoping for this legend/story/myth/pack of lies, to be true. After so much work over the years, David Cundall must be very disappointed right now.
Anyway, for anyone who hasn't heard, a spitfire that does exist now.
BBMF has a "new"Mk XVIe for the 2013 season. TE311, was a 1945 built one, from Castle Bromwich works, delivered 1 month after WW2 ended. It has been a gate guardian, road travelling exhibit, and spares source for 58 years, before being subject to a long restoration. It's a clipped wing, Packard powered version, and was one of the taxi only ones in the film Battle of Britain, disguised as a high back Mk1. |
I wonder if that means there will be 2 new ones on the display circuit this year Mk IX RR232, in private ownership, has been rebuilt and flew out of Filton just before it closed _________________ Bristols should always come in pairs.
Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10 |
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008 Posts: 1750 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:05 am Post subject: |
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One of the reports linked to above says they were never sent, the other says they all came home - one of them must be wrong.
I heard a rumour, many years ago, that at the end of WW2 pits were dug on many UK RAF airfields and surplus kit including planes and army tanks bulldozed in and covered over. Is that rumour true, I've no idea - anyone have a metal detector? |
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pigtin
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 1879 Location: Herne Bay
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:53 am Post subject: |
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Heard yesterday the search has been called off; which must be a weight off the minds of current owners who have invested so much time and money into restoration. _________________ Due to the onset of my mid eighties I'm no longer sprightly and rarely seen in my Austin special. I have written a book though. https://amzn.eu/d/7rwRRqL |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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riley541 wrote: | One of the reports linked to above says they were never sent, the other says they all came home - one of them must be wrong.
I heard a rumour, many years ago, that at the end of WW2 pits were dug on many UK RAF airfields and surplus kit including planes and army tanks bulldozed in and covered over. Is that rumour true, I've no idea - anyone have a metal detector? |
I've heard of that too - the fields behind Ringway (Manchester) airport are supposed to have a few relics underneath them. Things tend to get dumped into large holes when they're beyond recall, so I see no reason why airframes couldn't go the same way.
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V8 Nutter
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 587
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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I don't know about aeroplanes, but two old soldiers I have known were involved with burying surplus equipment after WWII. One was based in Cornwall where they pushed vehicles down disused mine shafts. They then had to throw bails of burning straw on top of the vehicles. The other guy was attached to the Americans at Ashchurch where they dug great holes and buried everything. He later went on to decomission a U.S. hospital in Wales where tons of stuff was buried |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007 Posts: 2135 Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Archives now show that even the weather, and lack of equipment, was not compatible to the burial of the spitfires.
Makes one wonder if any propper investigation was carried out before this saga.
How come all of a sudden all these documents have come to light.
Someone didn't do their homework.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/burma-spitfire-mystery-solved-034518350.html |
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Rick Site Admin
Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 22446 Location: UK
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exbmc
Joined: 18 Jun 2009 Posts: 236 Location: Derby East Midlands
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 5:09 pm Post subject: Spitfires? |
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Our local paper, Derby Telegraph, said last night, that David Cundall would continue his quest for these aircraft. He is confident of obtaining funding, although it doesn't say where from, as the video games company has pulled out. It would be good to see him succeed, although the odds against it seem to be lengthening. |
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