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An expedition has been funded by Wargaming to recover a cache of WWII aircraft reportedly buried in Myanmar.
On these pages, you will find all the news written by Tracy Spaight, Wargaming’s Director of Special Operations. Below you can find all the articles published in this section.
Over the coming weeks, the blog will be updated as results come in from the expedition. Will the hidden Spitfires be found? We hope that you are as keen to find out as we are!
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After two weeks of surveying and excavations, Tracy and the team start to wrap up their work. |
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Dr. Adam Booth, an specialist in ground-penetrating radar and reflection seismology, provides this latest update for Project Spitfire. |
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This blog entry comes to us from Andy Brockman, the lead archaeologist of the Burma Spitfire Project, and dispels a few of the romanticized notions about what it's like prepping for an archaeological undertaking. |
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After months of preparation, the team is assembled and are finally able to put boots, and an enormous amount of equipment, on the ground at Mingaladon Airfield. |
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November 28th Wargaming, in conjunction with the University of Leeds, held a press conference to introduce the team members and announce the departure of the expedition in January. |
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Entry 23: A New Aviation Archaeology We meet one of the archaeologists from our team who presents his vision for the future of aviation archaeology. |
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Ambassadors from twenty nations laid wreathes in the rotunda of the memorial. A poignant reminder of what happened 70 years ago. |
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We put our signatures on a contract granting us the right to recover and repatriate any planes we find at the former RAF airfields in Myanmar |
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We're reviewing 2 of our most memorable interviews filmed in the UK: They feature Maurice Short and Stanley Coombe, both of whom were stationed at Mingaladon in 1945-46. |
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Entry 19: Duxford Airfield, UK Today Duxford Airfield holds an impressive collection of WW1 and WW2 aircraft, tanks, artillery and even ships or mini-submarines. |
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Entry 18: Conflict Archaeologists The Spitfires of Mingaladon are one of the most enduring and intriguing mysteries of World War II. How to find out the truth about such a powerful legend almost 75 years after the fact? |
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We meet the archaeologists of the team. |
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We meet Dr. Adam Booth, the geophysicist of the team. |
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David and Tracy return to London. |
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In this entry, things seem so close and yet so far… |
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Entry 13: The Church and the Chapel In this entry, Tracy and David visit a memorial to the dead of World War II. |
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Entry 12: One Night in Bangkok In this entry, Tracy and David visit Bangkok to renew their visas. |
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This time we follow Tracy as he delves deeper into the history of Burma and reflects on the state of our quest. |
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In this entry, the team encounter more bureaucratic problems as the monsoon rains finally begin. |
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In this entry, Tracy takes a look at the Burmese attitude to money. |
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Entry 8: The Road to Naypyidaw In this entry, Tracy examines what it is like to drive through Burma. |
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In this entry, we take a look back at why Burma was so vital during World War II. |
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In this entry Tracy and David run into problems with rivals and bureaucracy. |
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In this entry Tracy and David arrive in Yangon. |
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In this entry the project becomes a race for time against rival teams. |
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In this blog entry we take a look at the history of the Spitfires |
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Entry 2: Historic Aircraft Recovery In this entry we meet those behind the project. |
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In this entry we explain how we got invoved with this unique project. |
