Upto 60 Spitfires are to be excavated,from where they were buried in 1945 by US troops and possibly a total of 120 are thought to be buried in Asia.David Cundall has been researching and searching for them since 1999 and has spent iver £150000 finding them.A contract was agreed on 16th October for work to commence,between Mr Cundell and his Burmese business partner,amd the Burmese Government.The value of each aeroplane is put at 1,5 million.They were buried in unopened crates and were preserved for in transit and storage condition so shoud be in excellant order.They were covered with manogany planking to further preserve them.36 are to be inearthed in Mingaldin,18 inMylkyina and 6 on Meikthila.Mr Cundall will receive 30%,his partner 20% and the Burmese gov,50% and one for display.Something to look out for and look forward to these historic aircraft see the light of day after over 60 years.
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