The world now has one airworthy Mosquito, which flew at Ardmore (NZ) earlier
this year. The one with Kermit Weeks in Florida has apparently de-laminated in
places, so it's no longer airworthy.
Martin
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From: Chris Trask [mailto:christrask@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 1:04 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT. 124 buried un-used Spitfires located in Myamar
>
> > 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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