Jambo
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Originally posted by Tiger
A Spitfire crashed at East Midlands airport today, undercarriage collapsed on landing on shut the airport for 2 hours!
That's awful!
Everyone ok?
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Tiger
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Originally posted by jrdn7
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Originally posted by Tiger
A Spitfire crashed at East Midlands airport today, undercarriage collapsed on landing on shut the airport for 2 hours!
And that one was prob well restored, if not kept in perfect condition from after the war. Imagine how one that's been in a hole will fair, even if it is restored.
I imagine it was just a component failure, it can happen on a new plane and does occasionally.
[Edited on 08-01-2013 by Tiger]
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Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by Jambo
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Originally posted by Tiger
A Spitfire crashed at East Midlands airport today, undercarriage collapsed on landing on shut the airport for 2 hours!
That's awful!
Everyone ok?
Yeah think everyone was ok, I imagine it just slid on its belly but no-one injured.
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Jambo
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that happened at an airshow guy looped a loop, belly landed and it exploded. Horrifying video 
jrdn7, new planes regularly experience similar failure.
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Robin
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http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/featurenews/view/1246870/1/.html
They've found a crate.... It's full of water.
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Robin
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/9789830/Burma-Spitfire-search-finds-water-filled-crate-that-may-contain-plane.html
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They've found a crate.... It's full of water.
"That's very encouraging"
^ From the article.
How is water encouraging? Thought it would have been the opposite... 
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Dave
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I guess they are just happy to have found something so far. At least finding a crate shows they are in the right area.
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3CorsaMeal
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Must be getting close if they have found the water supply crates  Strange to bury them in the first place though
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Robin
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That's exactly why I thought Alex.
Apparently LOTS of water is good as its groundwater and therefore contains less oxygen than normal, inhibiting rust, like the scenario with the Titanic I guess...
Also as said, finding something is a good start, better than just digging up endless amounts of Burma.
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Steve
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21074699
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Robin
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Never believe a crazy old man.
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John
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It's like saying God must exist because we haven't found him yet.
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