After coming up empty last year, Spitfire hunter David Cundall claims that he is now 90% certain he has located the buried Spitfires for which he has been searching, and now partnered with new investors will return to unearth the planes in January 2014.
This latest dig will take place a year after a failed excavation attempt last January which was halted by the Burmese Government after the discovery of underground infrastructure connected to Yangon International Airport, the former site of the Royal Air Force’s Mingaladon airfield. The authorities in Burma want Mr Cundall to produce a plan from civil engineers to prevent any damage to the runway, or undermining it in any way, before allowing any digging gets under way.
Cundall dismisses claims by some that the story of the buried Spitfires is nothing but a legend and claims he has found new evidence of their existence and location, including a wartime memo from an engineering officer stationed at RAF Mingaladon stating: “When is somebody going to tell me what to do with these Spitfires?”.
In addition to searching for buried Spitfires in Burma, Cundall is also searching for buried Spitfires a bit closer to home, in Birmingham, UK where there are rumors of several planes buried near the site of the factory that built them, though this legend has met with skepticism on the part of experts and the UK’s Ministry of Defence.
Born in Milan, Italy, Moreno moved to the U.S. in 1999 to pursue a career as a commercial pilot. His aviation passion began early, inspired by his uncle, an F-104 Starfighter Crew Chief, and his father, a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-time for a Part 91 business aviation company in Atlanta. He is actively involved with the Commemorative Air Force, the D-Day Squadron, and other aviation organizations. He enjoys life with his supportive wife and three wonderful children.
I live very close to the former Spitfire factory in Birmingham, England. It was the former shadow factory for Spitfire production from late 1940 – 1945, starting with the Mark 2. The factory is now the home of Jaguar cars, including the new F type. The airfield was just across the road, and post war a giant housing estate was bulit there, known as Castle Vale. It has been a legend for as long as I can remember that crated aircraft were buried on the airfield, under what became the public swimming pool, but it seems most unlikely according to local historians.
Wishing him luck
I thought we had a person that personaly claimed to be the one that was contracted in england to craite up the spits and watch them being put in the ground in England . how hard is it to check out theses peoples stories . i really hope he succeeds to shut everyone up . keep going till you die david …never give up