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Unsuccessful hunt for hidden Spitfires

A HUNT for dozens of Second World War Spitfires thought to have been buried in the Burmese jungle has proved fruitless.

Last month, archaeologists spent nearly two weeks trying to unearth unused, unassembled aircraft which they believed were packed into crates and buried by the RAF in 1945.

However, they failed to find any Spitfires at RAF Mingaladon, now Yangon International Airport.

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