Going to be lots of fun digging down 40 feet with old bombs at the 20 foot level.

Going to be lots of fun digging down 40 feet with old bombs at the 20 foot level.

Yep, but if Cameron does the job right, they'll be RAF BD teams there.

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Going to be lots of fun digging down 40 feet with old bombs at the 20 foot level.

Yep, but if Cameron does the job right, they'll be RAF BD teams there.

RAF don't have a bomb disposal teams, most probably be No.11 Army Bomb Disposal sent
out from RAF Northolt where their based. RAF good at dropping 'em down but no good
at mopping 'em up.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

Going to be lots of fun digging down 40 feet with old bombs at the 20 foot level.

Yep, but if Cameron does the job right, they'll be RAF BD teams there.

RAF don't have a bomb disposal teams, most probably be No.11 Army Bomb Disposal sent
out from RAF Northolt where their based. RAF good at dropping 'em down but no good
at mopping 'em up.

As long as they make sure none explode & wipe out the Spits.

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As long as they make sure none explode & wipe out the Spits.

If there were any bombs then they would have come across them when
digging through the first 20 feet prior to burying the spits.

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

We have one guy here that built a 'Spit' (not an original - kit plane designed to look like one). It's the same size as the original, though.

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If there were any bombs then they would have come across them when
digging through the first 20 feet prior to burying the spits.

Unless they planted them after burying them.

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If there were any bombs then they would have come across them when
digging through the first 20 feet prior to burying the spits.

Unless they planted them after burying them.

Out with the metal detector then...

...tic-toc tic-toc tic-toc???, GULP!!

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The Kite Fliers

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Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet
belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes.

Now It would be great if someone would recall burying a few Mosquitoes...

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

Now It would be great if someone would recall burying a few Mosquitoes...

Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, a man after my own heart...

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When my daughter was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in 2002, we visited her and made a trip to the Imperial War Museum. They had a spitfire there and I must say its one beautiful aircraft. Id love to hear that merlin engine at full power.

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Old James

I thought this story might pique the interest of some hanging about this place...LOL.

If anybody finds some updates on the story, please do post them here.

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"Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster

When my daughter was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in 2002, we visited her and made a trip to the Imperial War Museum. They had a spitfire there and I must say its one beautiful aircraft. Id love to hear that merlin engine at full power.

Hear it every week from May to September....lovely sound...but those Merlins sound even better when the lanc fly over.

Where we are now living, it's directly in the flight path to & from most air shows so hopefully, not only will i gett better photos but some good videos as well. If I manage that, I'll post them for you.

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Just wish they could find some Hurricanes as well ....

Both the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hurricane are renowned for their part in defending Britain against the Luftwaffe — generally the Spitfire would intercept the German fighters, leaving Hurricanes to concentrate on the bombers, but despite the undoubted abilities of the "thoroughbred" Spitfire, it was the "workhorse" Hurricane that scored the higher number of RAF victories during this period, accounting for 55 percent of the 2,739 German losses, according to Fighter Command, compared with 42 per cent by Spitfires

They have been finding many over the past decade Chris, but unfortunately, they were too badly damaged.

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I thought this story might pique the interest of some hanging about this place...LOL.

If anybody finds some updates on the story, please do post them here.

Certainly mark. As soon as I find out anything I'll post it if it's not already been posted.

The Spit, Hurrie & Lanc really do capture people's imagination & hearts.

However, don't forgot that the US had some terrific aircraft as well - the "Widowmaker" for example.....lovely aircraft.

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Update for you Mark.

They've been confirmed as Mk 14's with the Rolls Royce Griffin 65 engines...

Mk 14's

He does state that they got a look, id'ed them as Mk 14's & said they're in a good condition.

We'll know more when they dig them up.

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I'm a young lad (a whippersnapper if you will :)) and I think the Spitfires are an absolute fantastic aircraft. I consider them a pinnacle of engineering, made during a time of big demands, limited resources, limited time and what was the result? The Spitfire. An aircraft you don't want on your tail :)

Thinking about the preservation of them, if I'm not mistaken there was a lot of aluminium used in their construction.

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I'm a young lad (a whippersnapper if you will :)) and I think the Spitfires are an absolute fantastic aircraft. I consider them a pinnacle of engineering, made during a time of big demands, limited resources, limited time and what was the result? The Spitfire. An aircraft you don't want on your tail :)

Thinking about the preservation of them, if I'm not mistaken there was a lot of aluminium used in their construction.

Only the Mustang P51-D was close to being its equal(Merlin equipped of course).

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The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's

When my daughter was stationed at RAF Lakenheath in 2002, we visited her and made a trip to the Imperial War Museum. They had a spitfire there and I must say its one beautiful aircraft. Id love to hear that merlin engine at full power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWmI1PMUUs&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL5EFCC3D4E8D30AC6

Every september I drive over the sierras to the air races at reno, it took me 24 years but I am on a team now. I am part of the Precious Metal Air Race Team.
PM IS a P-51 with a RR Griffon out of a shackleton bomber. PM has the contra rotating props and make a sound like no other. She is pretty fast also, we are thinking the 480 is within our reach this year. Thom Richards, the current owner, is 100% committed to get his bird to the 500mph mark and I will be a part of that.

The sound of a merlin or a griffon at full throttle and 105+ inches boost is second to none.

I'm a young lad (a whippersnapper if you will :)) and I think the Spitfires are an absolute fantastic aircraft. I consider them a pinnacle of engineering, made during a time of big demands, limited resources, limited time and what was the result? The Spitfire. An aircraft you don't want on your tail :)

Thinking about the preservation of them, if I'm not mistaken there was a lot of aluminium used in their construction.

Only the Mustang P51-D was close to being its equal(Merlin equipped of course).

Actually the P-51 outclassed the spit, The Spit had alot of trouble with the FW-190, the Mustang didnt. The wing of the spit isnt as fast as the wing on the 51, plus the 51 had alot better range. Dont get me wrong, the spit is a beautiful aeroplane and I would love to see one again.