Burmese Spitfires, they've found a crate.
 

BBC News - Burma Spitfire hunters discover crate

Full of dirty water so are pumping it out.... Looking promising.

...but they don't yet know if there's a crate in the crate. :}

(Yeah, I know. Coat, door etc)

Is it just me, but I'd hardly describe a crate that has spent 70 years in another crate full of "dirty water" promising.....

At least if they are pumping water out it means that the crate hasn't been pancaked by the weight of soil.

Aircraft parts in a crate full of water?

If the F731 says its serviceable then pump the water out, brush the dirt off, stick it back on the shelf, jobs a good 'un.;)

This would explain all those failures I had where the desk sergeant assured me the parts were "fresh out of stores". And there was me blaming WasteOfSpace for crap design....;)

Found a crate? Crate of what... Herforder, stella, worthy best?











yeah, yeah I know... Taxi for one...

No, a crate, as in "Let's take the jolly old crate up for a spin, what?"

Probably Spitfire Ale. Or something that looks like it i.e. muddy brown water.

Careful, ShyTorque. Shepard Neame will be wanting your email address and details. ;)

Tastes not that far away from the muddy w.... either :suspect:

I'm always happy to be a test pilot... :cool:

Someone mention a crate of Spitfires ...

http://www.ocado.com/catalog/images-...a6519a0c4a5c4a

I know ... Hat, coat, gloves, scarf ... Door

Don't forget your reading glasses...see the four posts before yours!

ShyTorque ...

Can't have too many crates :ok:

Andrea Neame used to live next door to us.

Prior to that the house was occupied by an ex RAF Pilot who flew Wellingtons, very nice guy.
Commanded a Fairey Battle Sqn in 1940 (!!). Also flew Stalin.
He wrote his story in "Climbing Turns". Patrick Foss.

lsh
:E

I went to school with Charlotte Neame....gorgeous she was, and regrettably totally out of my league. :sad:

One of the benefits of age is that you can chat to old girl friends and tell them that you fancied them something rotten when you were a kid but you knew that they didn't fancy you.

And then they stun you by saying that they fancied you rotten as well but thought that you didn't fancy them.

Funny old world.

Come on chaps, thread drift, or did the crate drift when they pumped it out?

Sounds like the thing is still buried and only had pumps put on it.

Not too much thread drift...'old crates' (well they are now....) :}