For classic WWII airplane fans

[sm3570]

Check this out:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/04/19/buried-treasure-in-burma-squadron-lost-wwii-spitfires-to-be-exhumed/

It's the equivelant of a rare, classic car "barn" find!

 

[71_badmach]

Yes indeed, and the best part is they were supposedly buried in the shipping crates!

 

[hyena429]

Thats just freaking amazing....20 of them...i wonder how well they a held up over the years.

 

[sm3570]

Yeah, maybe even 28 (separate shipment). They were supposedly wrapped in oil cloth and packed in grease, they are probably mint. Too freaking cool.

 

[hyena429]

Yeah, maybe even 28 (separate shipment). They were supposedly wrapped in oil cloth and packed in grease, they are probably mint. Too freaking cool.

Ya..I hope they are..But just counts how boggy of a spot it was..Remmeber the The Plymouth in 2007 they got out of the tomb..hehe In 1957 it was sprayed with cosmoline, wrapped in plastic, and buried in a concrete tomb, placed on a steel plate so the wheels were off the ground...and it was a nightmare when it finaly come out...lol...all that water got in and ruined it...I hope most of these are water free!!..lol

 

[sm3570]

yeah, good point. I guess the crates appear to be in good condition, hopefully the metal is too.