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Feb 4^th, 2011 at 3:54pm

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I've always dreamed of finding a P-51 in a dusty old barn, but this tops that by 100%.

http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-02-03_spitfire.asp

I can only hope that it's true.

PS. Mods, I wasn't sure if this should go in real aviation or other sites or what, so move it if you need to. Wink

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Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2011 at 3:55pm

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At over a million a pop someone could be onto a nice little earner Cool

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #2 - Feb 4^th, 2011 at 4:11pm

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Wonderful if true.

I would believe that they would still be government property though.

Have heard many stories just like that one about aircraft being buried or stored in underground hangars but the only thing I have seen was tanks, trucks, jeeps etc. properly serviced for storage and buried on the Canadian Dew Line.

http://www.lswilson.ca/dewline.htm

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Reply #3 - Feb 4^th, 2011 at 4:42pm

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Iv heard story's of people digging up WWII bikes in strange places for a while.

There has been a recent discovery of a WWII resistance bunker complete with armory and supples (all ready to be used) in a copse some where near to me. (out Louth way I think )

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Reply #4 - Feb 4^th, 2011 at 5:52pm

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"A leading aircraftsman” couldn't bear to see the magnificent aircraft destroyed, so he hid them away in an abandoned coal mine where they remain today."

And LAC is the lowest of the low and he could not bear etc etc hid them away...........don't hold your breath. A leading aircraftsman would not have been able to wipe his bottom without approval from an officer let alone organising to have crated Spitfires moved to a mine and hidden away. Urban myth me thinks, however I would be very happy to be proved wrong.

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