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Are posters missing the point here and thinking that this is an excavation from Mingaladon? This crate recovery was from last month. It seems to be from the Burmese survey.
The wooden crate located in northern Burma was found in Myitkyina in Kachin state during a dig that began last month. It is one of several digs planned nationwide, including another near the airport in Rangoon.
Mr Cundall said the search team in Kachin state inserted a camera into the crate and found it was full of water. It was unclear what was inside the crate, he said, but the water will be pumped out during an operation that could take weeks, he said.
Burma Spitfire search finds water-filled crate that may contain plane - Telegraph