There's a long running treasure hunt for some still-crated Spitfires that were supposedly shipped to Burma at the exact end of the war and then buried when no longer required.
The amount of equipment left over from WW2 was staggering.
The amount of equipment left over from WW2 was staggering.
I remember him saying that the RAF buried Spitfire engines, so it's definitely a real practice.
You may be shocked to learn that practices such as this exist in the modern US military as well.
Although 9 days later:
> Archaeologists believe no Spitfires buried in Burma