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Hunt for WWII Spitfires in Burma called off
Hunt for WWII Spitfires in Burma called off
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... d-off.html
... but some members of the team are going to ahead with the digging.
... but some members of the team are going to ahead with the digging.
Be careful what you wish for
Yeah, I wonder if the planes ever were really buried; if not they must have been destroyed, which would be sad.
I know it was a weapon of war, but even so the Spitfire to me was also a thing of beauty - visually and audibly. Turn up your speakers for this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rGyP6SSYM
I know it was a weapon of war, but even so the Spitfire to me was also a thing of beauty - visually and audibly. Turn up your speakers for this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rGyP6SSYM
Be careful what you wish for
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I had a toss up of three planes. The Spitfire, The F4U Corsair and the P-38 Lightning, First was always a toss up between the Spitfire & the Lightning followed by the Corsiar.
SOME PEOPLE TRY TO TURN BACK THEIR ODOMETERS. NOT ME. I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WHY I LOOK THIS WAY. I'VE TRAVELED A LONG WAY, AND SOME OF THE ROADS WEREN'T PAVED. ~ Will Rogers
It reminds me rather of the stories of shipwrecks. So much money involved. So much rumour and counter-rumour.Mi Amigo wrote:Yeah, I wonder if the planes ever were really buried; if not they must have been destroyed, which would be sad.
I know it was a weapon of war, but even so the Spitfire to me was also a thing of beauty - visually and audibly. Turn up your speakers for this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5rGyP6SSYM
Those Merlin engines really are something (but a flypast by 16 Spitfires, OMTG!). I've seen a few flypasts. Once down the Mall in London (Lancaster, escorted by a Spitfire and Hurricane) flying at maybe 800 metres. Then something similar over St. Paul's Cathedral. Oh and then another time I was walking up a tall but narrow street and a Spitfire went over low.... you can't mistake that sound.
Been to some military shows in the US/UK and witnessed one in Egypt from a dive boat. Anything like that up close is dramatic, M1 Abrams tank going throttle-up? A Mig (or similar) doing a 0-degree vertical climb to completely stationary a mile up, then, stalling and 'falling/tumbling' and repeating it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67gURVCs4DQ
'Spitfire Scares the [heck] Out of Guy'.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLXhPoxytsM&feature=fvwp
'Craziest Low Pass Ever ! MUST SEE !! [French Mirage F1]'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wKfpPrRVIo
Top Gear : Tank vs Rangie challenge pt 2 - Top Gear - BBC
[Not the M1, but you get the idea]
I know what you mean; that YT clip gave me goosebumps - especially the 16-pack bit.JR8 wrote:Those Merlin engines really are something (but a flypast by 16 Spitfires, OMTG!).
My wife and I saw a similar thing there (maybe the same one); IIRC our first child was born the next day or the day after. Obviously a good omen.JR8 wrote:I've seen a few flypasts. Once down the Mall in London (Lancaster, escorted by a Spitfire and Hurricane) flying at maybe 800 metres.
Talking of Top Gear, this is taken from one of my favourite shows:
Top Gear - Arriving in style
(With apologies to any Germans reading / viewing this

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