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Spitfire Dig to Continue at Second Site
AVwebFlash
January 24, 2013
Undaunted by a failure to find any buried Spitfires at the first dig site in
Burma, project leader David Cundall said he is ready to start excavating a
second site. Cundall said he will be flying soon to Myitkyina, about 900
miles from the first dig site. A preliminary dig at Myitkyina found a buried
wooden crate filled with water and Cundall hopes further excavation there
will find airplanes. Cundall also said that excavation at the first site, at
Yangon Airport, was stymied when officials prevented crews from digging more
than five feet deep, to prevent damage to airport infrastructure such as
pipes and cables. Cundall had said he wanted to go to at least 20 feet deep.
If the second site proves unfruitful, Cundall has identified at least one
other site in Burma where he hopes to excavate. He also may return to the
first site and continue digging by hand, if officials will allow it, to
assure no damage is done. Cundall, a British farmer, has been hunting for
the lost Spitfires since 1996. He believes that the British military packed
more than 120 Spitfires in crates and buried them in the ground before
vacating Burma more than 60 years ago at the end of World War II.
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Spitfire Dig to Continue at Second Site
AVwebFlash
January 24, 2013
Undaunted by a failure to find any buried Spitfires at the first dig site in
Burma, project leader David Cundall said he is ready to start excavating a
second site. Cundall said he will be flying soon to Myitkyina, about 900
miles from the first dig site. A preliminary dig at Myitkyina found a buried
wooden crate filled with water and Cundall hopes further excavation there
will find airplanes. Cundall also said that excavation at the first site, at
Yangon Airport, was stymied when officials prevented crews from digging more
than five feet deep, to prevent damage to airport infrastructure such as
pipes and cables. Cundall had said he wanted to go to at least 20 feet deep.
If the second site proves unfruitful, Cundall has identified at least one
other site in Burma where he hopes to excavate. He also may return to the
first site and continue digging by hand, if officials will allow it, to
assure no damage is done. Cundall, a British farmer, has been hunting for
the lost Spitfires since 1996. He believes that the British military packed
more than 120 Spitfires in crates and buried them in the ground before
vacating Burma more than 60 years ago at the end of World War II.
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