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April 14th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
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Kirsty Walker
18:17 EST, 13 April 2012
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18:17 EST, 13 April 2012
Twenty brand-new RAF Spitfires could soon reach for the sky following a deal reached with Burma yesterday.
Experts believe they have discovered the locations of around 20 of the Second World War fighters buried at airfields around the country.
David Cameron has secured an agreement that they will be returned to Britain.
Hidden: The Spitfire Mk II’s were buried at airfields across Burma after the Japanese surrendered in 1945
Historians say the Spitfires were shipped out to Burma in the summer of 1945, two weeks before atomic bombs were dropped on Japan which brought the war to a sudden end.
The British campaign to push the Japanese out of Burma was the longest and bloodiest of the war, beginning after the Japanese invaded in late 1941.
Spitfires helped to support the Chindit special forces on the ground – and proved a huge boost to morale. They played a crucial role in defeating the enemy and covering the subsequent Allied advance through Burma, protecting the ground troops and providing vital supplies.
But the Mark II Spitfires in the secret haul never saw action. Earl Mountbatten issued an order for them to be hidden in 1945 to prevent foreign forces from getting their hands on them as the British army demobilised. The aircraft, straight from the production line, were buried in crates at a depth of 4ft to 6ft to preserve them.
Their whereabouts became lost after the RAF struck off their locations from their records.
But aviation enthusiasts, aided by experts from the University of Leeds and a Second World War veteran who witnessed their burial, believe they have now discovered their locations using ground penetrating radar technology.
Downing Street said the Government wants to unearth the aircraft and restore them to their former glory.
The condition of the cargo boxes and aircraft, whose wings and body are buried separately, is unknown. But experts are hopeful that they are well preserved.
A Downing Street source said that Mr Cameron had secured an agreement from the Burmese president to help Britain excavate the aircraft in a joint heritage project.
‘The Spitfire is arguably the most important plane in the history of aviation, playing a crucial role in the Second World War.
‘It is hoped this will be an opportunity to work with the reforming Burmese government to uncover, restore and display these fighter planes and get them gracing the skies of Britain once again,’ they said.
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Well done Cameron – had it been a Labour Govenrment in these would have symbolised all they despise, and they would have sold them off for scrap for a fraction of their cost. Same as they did with gold and everything else thats of value.
– Anon_Wales, Wales, 14/04/2012 07:18
What? Like the Tories with the Nimrods, Harriers, and Aircraft Carriers!
Back to your sheep pen you woolly back fool!
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Hurrah!!! CaMORON is over in the Far East to chivvy up support for our ailing industries and exports and comes back with an agreement to dig up old rusty WW2 aircraft. Iconic or not, these have been in the ground for the best part of 65 years, in a country (as H Baker, Cheshire states) where they get heavy rains. My Grandfather served in Burma in WW2 and told me that when the monsoons came, everything was virtually written off due to constant downpour. It rained for MONTHS, not days. HOw much will this cost and who is paying for it?
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Well done Cameron – had it been a Labour Govenrment in these would have symbolised all they despise, and they would have sold them off for scrap for a fraction of their cost. Same as they did with gold and everything else thats of value.
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What a great find, but I bet there are more hidden relics from the last war yet to be found, and I hope I live to see yet another find like this.
Some younger people will no doubt not want to spend on something they had nothing to do with, but it’s a question of pride, something that this country lost a long time ago and I cant wait to see them come back where they belong and grace our skies with there special sound, because there’s nothing like them anywhere else in the world.
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I do hope they find them, and the years buried underground have been kind. After all, a few Spitfires have been rebuilt and eventually take to the skies again. Here’s hoping….
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After 60 years of unbelievable heat, massive humidity and insect life that can chew through steel plate I don’t give much for their chances….
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An iconic Aircraft, but the Hurricane had more kills it just sadly as not been promoted like the Spit.
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Fingers crossed that they find them ! Great potential news !!
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A very important piece of history for future generations and money well spent for a change if this could be achieved
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Can we have the ‘dig’ recorded on film, and will the DM send a competent photographer out there. If not, then send me please, as I am looking for a little photographic project !
Cheers ( And Tally Ho ! ).
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