Search team arrives to unearth Spitfires
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January 7, 2013, Monday
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A search team led by a British aviation enthusiast arrived in Myanmar yesterday to begin a dig they hope will unearth dozens of rare British Spitfire fighter planes said to have been buried there at the end of World War II.
The 21-member team led by farmer and businessman David Cundall will start excavations soon near the airport in the main city, Yangon.
Cundall said the aircraft were buried in wooden crates around 10 meters under the ground and the project would take about four to six weeks to complete.
"We are expecting them to be in first-class condition," Cundall said after arriving at the international airport in Yangon.
The Spitfire remains Britain's most famous combat aircraft. Its reputation was cemented during the Battle of Britain when the fast-moving single-seater aircraft helped beat back waves of German bombers.
The planes are believed to have been buried by US engineers as the war drew to a close.
The 21-member team led by farmer and businessman David Cundall will start excavations soon near the airport in the main city, Yangon.
Cundall said the aircraft were buried in wooden crates around 10 meters under the ground and the project would take about four to six weeks to complete.
"We are expecting them to be in first-class condition," Cundall said after arriving at the international airport in Yangon.
The Spitfire remains Britain's most famous combat aircraft. Its reputation was cemented during the Battle of Britain when the fast-moving single-seater aircraft helped beat back waves of German bombers.
The planes are believed to have been buried by US engineers as the war drew to a close.
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