>
> > On page B5 of The Press (Christchurch) today 19 Oct. is an article about
> > David Cundill a Lincolnshire farmer, who after a search of 16 years has
> > located 124 unused Spitfires which were preservative treated and buried
in
> > their transport crates around August 1945, in Myanmar. He has signed an
> > agreement with the Myanmar Gov't to dig up 20 or more of the aircraft.
> >
>
> Same story appeared in the Canadian press several days ago. The piece
> mentioned that the order to bury the aircraft came from British Admiral
> Mountbattan no less. Perhaps he was not aware that Japan was on its last
> legs or had no legs left at all !
>
This is all very exciting news, even more so should it prove to be true.
Now, if we could find some DeHaviland Mosquitos in the same condition the
world would be a much better place.
Chris
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