Spitfire found in Ireland.

[Torch]

BBC News - Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat

 

[rochie]

was just reading that, looking forward to the program next year

 

[Messy1]

Great story! Thanks for posting Torch!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice find! Looking forward to the program next year.

 

[Airframes]

great stuff !

 

[Readie]

The preservative quality of Irish peat !
An amazing to get the guns to fire after all these years.
Cheers
John

 

[Thorlifter]

Fantastic find.

 

[Wayne Little]

amazing stuff....

 

[ccheese]

Wonder if they can restore the "Spit" ??

Charles

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

What a find! Thanks for posting Torch!

 

[RabidAlien]

Man, ya gotta love that peat moss....they've pulled some amazing finds out of peat bogs in the past. Didn't they find a crashed plane over in Russia somewhere, with the pilot still at the controls, perfectly preserved?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Awesome!