Burmese Spitfires

[GavC]

Hi all, new to this forum.
I'm currently working on something that was dealtwith on Warbirds back in 2001 but can't seem to find any closure.
Its reference a rumour that up to 12 Spitfire Mk XIV's were buried in their delivery crates at Mingaladon Airfield in what is now Burma.
Is this still an alive rumour???
Were they Mk XIV or XII Spits??
Any help would be appreciated as the links back in 2001 seem to be broken now
Cheers

[ccheese]

Can't help you in your quest, GavC, but I do welcome you to the forrum...

Charles

[A4K]

I'd say they would have been FR. or LF.XIV's, myself, as to my knowledge the Mk. XII wasn't built in quantity, rather a development aircraft to test the griffon engines.

Welcome along, too!

[Wayne Little]

G'day GavC, welcome!

[HRM OKeefe]

(May be duplicate message , this system is unfamiliar to my slowing mental capabilities)

Have friend who goes to Myanmar often from Thailand, will ask him to check on the story, but many UK collectors have scoured the world for Spitfires, Mr. Arnold comes to mind, hook up with the Warbird movement in the UK and ask around.

A friend of mine went to Honduras with a $100,000 check to buy 5 F4U Corsairs back in the 70s', Howard Pardue of Texas showed up with cash and got the planes, saw Pardue sleeping in his car just before perfoming at the Brownsville TX airshow last summer!

I'm researching a burried plane story my father told me about NW Puerto Rico, been working on it for 8 years, think we have found the actual site, story confirmed by many down in PR, Dad never lied, I just didnt always believe him!

HRMOKeefe@aol.com

[Wurger]

Welcome to the forum.Greetings from Poland.