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Spitfires to be dug up in Myanmar (Burma)
The British finally got permission to dig up those spitfires. (www.google.com) 기타...
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why does everybody care if its a duplicate squawk.....don't read it if you already have......does flightaware give out cookies for making it known to others?
These are Mark XIV Spits which come with Griffon engines 5 bladed props etc. Very powerful 2200 to 2500 HP. Apparently there are over 60 crates. What a find.
My Dad was in the China, Burma, India theater in WW2. He was CO of an airbase. When they left, he said that they pushed a lot of equipment and P38's over a cliff, poured fuel on the pile and set it on fire. Those were the orders. He always regretted doing it.
Apparently these are Mark XIV Spits which means they have Griffon engines that are just outstanding. Horsepower is in the 2200 to 2500 range. They have 5 bladed props and reports now say there are over 60 of them. What a find!!! Small trivia note props on Griffon engines turn opposite to the Merlin engined aircraft.
My Only complaint to Flight aware.
They have time to move duplicate squawks. But not to program a search function into squawks.
They have time to move duplicate squawks. But not to program a search function into squawks.
If there was a search function, the number of duplicates would certainly drop -- I wouldn't have posted the Guardian story link separately had I seen the earlier squawk from the Google story, although as a UK source the Guardian has championed the cause of the man who has tirelessly been at the search for quite some time and was in danger of having a well-connected political insider gain the upper hand. The fact the long-time searcher finally won out over the usurper in gaining rights from Burma to undertake the excavation was as important as the move forward to salvage these legendary warbirds.
I hope it'll be possible to see photos/video about the excavation...
