Upto 124 Brand New Boxed Spitfires Found In Burma

[Julian]

Interesting story with a slight twist involving the PM! :hmm:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/camerons-claim-on-spitfire-trove-ignites-a-british-battle-in-burma-7685290.html

Dogfight Brewing Over Burmese Spitfires (http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Dogfight_Burmese_Spitfires_206608-1.html)

J.

[maxred]

Oh yes, what a potential mess is brewing here. With Camerloon involved, anything is possible.

1. Who owns them. One would assume the former Burmese Government.
2. Cundall states he has a valid and current permit. Should be sound enough.
3. The Brooks character spots a windfall, and attempts to woo political favour?? Another Tory sleaze project afoot.
4. Is the law of salvage prudent here?? Not a lawyer so cannot answer.
5. Where there is muck there is brass.
6. And where there is brass, there is bound to be several hundred ponces.:mad:

[Sir George Cayley]

Check for previous before posting. Done to death here and on the light side

Though as in any good rumour its gone from 20 to forty to 124!

In terms of value this would destroy the value of existing machines. Even if there were 124 do you not think it was obvious to release a few at a time instead of showing your hand at the start?

Now what's the quickest way to Rangoon, Neddie?

SGC

[Genghis the Engineer]

In terms of value this would destroy the value of existing machines. Even if there were 124 do you not think it was obvious to release a few at a time instead of showing your hand at the start?

I suspect that the number of people who'd like Spitfires to be relatively cheaply affordable massively outweighs the number who want to keep the prices high however.

More realistically, however well preserved they were, I can't help suspect that these Spitfires, however many there are in that hole, and however well preserved are not in exactly pristine condition. The protection put on them will have been designed to protect them for a couple of months or years in a warehouse, not 70 years buried under a tropical jungle.

G

[chevvron]

Until they're actually dug up, it's just a rumour.

[david viewing]

As someone who has used quite a bit of 1950's military packed landrover parts in various restorations, I can say that the state of preservation of components is very variable. Some items are completely pristine, but many would have fared better if left on a washing line for 50 years. The horrible greaseproof paper that the WD were so fond of acts as a one way siphon, making sure that the item will be in a corrosive atmosphere even when it has been dry stored. Non ferrous parts seem to suffer from dry rot worst of all.