blackz28
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...ater-filled-crate-that-may-contain-plane.html THERE MIGHT BE 60 WOW!!
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b-17 @ sebring airport ,?? wheres that ?? larry . someone or another group must have some interest in digging it up
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I doubt that even if they were to find complete spit's in Burma, after 60 years in a tropical climate would there be much left
Originally Posted by CNR Glen
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I doubt that even if they were to find complete spit's in Burma, after 60 years in a tropical climate would there be much left
Seeing as how they were build of aluminum, and duraluminum, there would be a great deal left.
Remember they found a P-38 buried under 60' of ice in Greenland several years ago? They uncovered it and rebuilt it, and now its flying.
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Seeing as how they were build of aluminum, and duraluminum, there would be a great deal left.
Remember they found a P-38 buried under 60' of ice in Greenland several years ago? They uncovered it and rebuilt it, and now its flying.
Spitfires used a lot of plywood in their construction. The wings, especially were wood.
Actually the Hawker Hurricane MkI had wooden wings initially, not the Supermarine Spitfire.
The Hawker Hurricane MkI was just an enlarged monoplane version of the Hawker Fury bi-plane. The wings were wood framed and canvas, and the fuselage behind the pilot was also wood framed and canvas. The fore fuselage was metal. Later versions of the MkI onwards of the Hurricane were converted to metal winged but until the end of production had the wood and fabric rear fueslage.
The Supermarine Spitfire was all metal construction from the beginning design.
You guys are indeed correct. I was confused (age related?) with my facts and should have verified before posting.
Sorry,
Herman