ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152280
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| Date: | unk. date 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.VIII (18x) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Myitkyina in northern Kachin state -
 Myanmar
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
18 RAF Supermarine Spitfire LF Mark VIII planes are thought to have been buried in Myitkyina in northern Kachin state at the end of WW II.
A search team will try to excavate them in January 2013.
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 06:40 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-May-2013 19:11 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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