Buried Spitfires???

[RFCC]

Spotted the following on http://www.avweb.com. Anyone got any further news?

Bungunya farmer and pilot David Mulckey, of Australia, is hoping to find some Spitfires within the next few weeks. He plans to dig in a spot about 85 miles west of Brisbane that he believes is a warbird burial ground. For years, locals around the town of Oakey have told stories about Spitfires buried by airmen upset that the planes were otherwise destined for the scrap heap after WWII. Mulckey thinks the rumors are based in truth and plans to dig a trench near the local drive-in, to have a look for himself.

[RATBOY]

Good on him. But what does he do if he finds them?

Are they owned by the land owner, by the RAAF, by some Department of Administrative Management Administration, or who? If they have weapons aboard does he run afoul of some Oz laws on owning automatic weapons or cannons? Oh my, just realized if they came from the UK we are talking international trafficing in arms!

Forget the backhoe, call in the lawyers!


[This message has been edited by RATBOY (edited 12 June 2001).]

[Skip Undo]

Here's snip from their local rag which doesn't add much to your post.

http://thechronicle.toowoomba.com/data/full_stories/may_01/may_3001/29spit.html

Perhaps keep an eye on that site.