Buried WWII Spitfires to be recovered

[SMS]

Love to see them when they come out of the ground...20 crated, buried, 'waxed and greased', British Spitfires might be recovered soon.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...e-unearthed-shipped-to-UK/UPI-85091334448042/

 

[3inSlugger]

That would be awesome!
I wish the Germans had done that with their FW190s. I saw one that was rebuilt at Oshkosh last year and I will say it was amazing looking in person.

 

[HMFIC]

That is too cool! Hopefully they won't be rusty hunks like the care they buried in front of the Tulsa courthouse.

Sounds like these guys actually used sound preservation techniques instead of just putting them in a concrete box.

 

[KOPBET]

Cosmoline nightmare ??? !! lol...

 

[cjjtulsa]

I wish the Germans had done that with their FW190s.

Oh man - me too. It's my favorite war bird. Would love to see a couple of Stukas fly, too, but that'll never happen.

Those Spitfires would be awesome; I hope that project pans out.

 

[Seadog]

Id like to hear more about this when it gets further along. I like old military history

 

[mapcon1941]

I didn't watch the last royal wedding on tv, but I did happen to walk through the living room when there was a flyover by a Lancaster bomber, a Typhoon, and a Spitfire. You can tell by the crowd's reaction the importance of these planes in Britain's history. Of all the drivel during the tv coverage, I was lucky to catch this one moment.

 

[flatwins]

Very cool. I'll be checking this out!

 

[AKguy1985]

That is pretty cool.

 

[pinkhamr]

Sure would like to follow the progression of this .......