Myanmar Spitfire hunter still optimistic
- Published: 18 Jan 2013 at 23.45
- Online news: Asia
An archaeologist involved in a search for dozens of rare Spitfire planes said to have been buried in Myanmar played down doubts Friday about the existence of the rumoured trove.
Project leader David Cundall stands in front of a Spitfire at the Imperial War Museum in London on November 28, 2012. An archaeologist involved in a search for dozens of rare Spitfire planes said to have been buried in Myanmar, has played down doubts about the existence of the rumoured trove.
The BBC reported that the British-led team believes that no planes are buried at the locations where they have been hunting in the northern city of Myitkyina and Rangoon airport, a wartime airfield, in the Mingaladon district.
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