Video: "Aerial HD footage of the WWII Mosquito flying around Auckland City"

Aerial HD footage of the WWII Mosquito flying around Auckland City by tonymonkfilms Aerial footage of the WWII Mosquito Bomber taking off from Ardmore Airport and in formation with the Spitfire and Vampire flying past Auckland CBD. This is the only flying Mosquito in the world. ©2012 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066

Work Set to Start on Burma Spitfire Recovery

In two weeks, aviation archaeologists will start working to unearth what they expect will be as many as 36 new-in-the-box Supermarine Spitfires. British warbird researcher David Cundall believes the fighters were buried in crates near the end of World War II in Burma, now Myanmar. He worked for years to locate the cache, and earlier this year secured the rights to dig up the aircraft.

Cundall said that a camera in a hole bored into the site reveals “an object that resembles a Spitfire.” He said the crates were sealed with tar and supported by teak timbers. British troops also placed a protective covering over the crates to help prevent water seepage, he said. The crates are thought to be buried about 30 feet underground alongside a runway at the Mingaladon Airport.

Just why they would take the extreme measures to preserve so many of the Griffon-engined fighters is subject to some controversy. Some say it was to preserve them for later sale. Also, if there are, in fact, three dozen pristine Spitfires to be found, the effect on market price for the aircraft will be interesting to watch. Whatever the outcome, the waiting will soon be over, as work begins on January 12.

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Video: "The Grand Old Lady - Douglas DC-3/C-47 (Part 1)"

The Grand Old Lady - Douglas DC-3/C-47 (Part 1) by mprophet100 PERPETUAL MOTION: The Douglas DC-3/C-47 Dakota (1994). A tribute of an aircraft that has flown more miles and carried more passengers and cargo than any other aeroplane in the world. It was said that the only replacement for a DC-3 was another DC-3. Douglas built total of 10,655 DC-3/C47s and 487 were built under licence in Japan, plus another 6,157 in Russia as Li-2s. This year she celebrates her 75th birthday on December the 17th 2010. This documentairy features the DC-3s of Aliansa Aerolineas Andinas S.A and her crew. Captain(owner) Jorge Luis Alvarez Rodriguez and his sister pilot Nubia Alveraz. For more infomation and pictures of the Dakota's at Villavicencio airport check this page: http://www.michaelprophet.com/News_articles/VVC-airport.html ©2013 YouTube, LLC 901 Cherry Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066