ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152275
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| Date: | unk. date 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk VIII (36x) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Yangon airport -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
36 RAF Spitfires are beleived to have been buried near Yangon airport at the end of WW II.
In January 2013 searchers are trying to excavate the planes.
This is all supposition and wild speculation, and what has it got to do with air accidents anyway ?
Sources:
http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/06/16381231-searchers-arrive-in-myanmar-to-hunt-for-buried-wwii-british-spitfire-planes?lite
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2013 05:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-May-2013 19:09 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 24-Dec-2013 22:30 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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