Before burial, the aeroplanes would have been waxed, wrapped in greased paper and their joints tarred, to protect them against decay. There seemed to be a chance that somewhere in Burma, there lay Spitfires that could be restored to flying condition.He was determined to find them. The first step was to place advertisements in magazines, trying to find soldiers who buried Spitfires.“The trouble was that many of them were dying of old age.”He visited Burma over and over again, slowly building friendly relations with the military junta that have for decades held power in the capital, Rangoon.“In the end the minders trusted me so much they would let me hold their AK-47s while they ate the lunch I had bought them.”And finally, he found the Spitfires, at a location that is being kept a closely guarded secret.

via British farmer’s quest to find lost Spitfires in Burma – Telegraph.