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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Apr 2012, 08:47

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Spitfires found in Burma

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Posted By Whenurhappy

Today's follow-on article in the DT makes a bit...

Today's follow-on article in the DT makes a bit more sense - Spits were sent out towards the end of the war, never flown, surplus to requirements, then disposed of by burying. Apparently the radar...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Apr 2012, 20:09

Replies: 300

Spitfires found in Burma

Views: 764,894

Posted By Whenurhappy

MM - agreed - the narrative doesn't make sense....

MM - agreed - the narrative doesn't make sense. I've just checked my modest library and I can find no reference to any Spitfires being deployed in the ABDA area before 1945. As mentioned above, these...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Apr 2012, 15:53

Replies: 300

Spitfires found in Burma

Views: 764,894

Posted By Whenurhappy

I do hope that the PM was better briefed than the...

I do hope that the PM was better briefed than the Medja on these spitfires when he met the Burmese authorities!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Apr 2012, 09:56

Replies: 300

Spitfires found in Burma

Views: 764,894

Posted By Whenurhappy

This makes a bit more sense - the unused acft...

This makes a bit more sense - the unused acft were disposed of prior to independence, shortly after the war. A not uncommon story, but it can be assumed that no special care was taken with their...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Apr 2012, 07:49

Replies: 300

Spitfires found in Burma

Views: 764,894

Posted By Whenurhappy

I have tried to follow this story and I even...

I have tried to follow this story and I even checked the date to ensure it wasn't the RAF's birthday. But it makes very little sense. Dates, Marks, locations are all over the place. For example, why...

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