16 Spitfires Flying Together The Sound of Victory

16 Spitfires Flying Together The Sound of Victory " Goosebumps "
Posted by NASV.org - Veteran Support Center on Sunday, 4 May 2014

Comment: Awesome sound !

Spitfire 944

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Comment: This is a brilliant little film, well worth a watch.
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Search for 'buried Spitfires' in Burma called off

Archaeologists have called off a hunt for World War II Spitfires in Burma. Originally it was thought as many as 124 Spitfires were buried by the RAF at the end of the war but they have now concluded it was a myth.  Link to BBC.
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Comment:  This must be so disappointing for all those involved.

Ronald Berry: Hull's Spitfire pilot from Churchill's 'Few'

There are plans to commemorate the life of a World War II Spitfire pilot from East Yorkshire whose exploits made him stand out, even among Winston Churchill's famous "Few". Link to BBC.
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British farmer’s quest to find lost Spitfires in Burma

A Lincolnshire farmer has told how he spent 15 years trying to find a lost squadron of Spitfires that was buried in Burma at the end of the Second World War. Link
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Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat

An excavation at the site of a 1941 Spitfire crash in a bog in the Irish Republic uncovered huge, remarkably preserved chunks of plane and six Browning machine guns. After 70 years buried in peat could they be made to fire? They certainly could, writes Dan Snow. See the BBC web site for more info. Link
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