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To: Citizen Zed

its possible - doesn’t it happen after all wars?

Remember, politicians don’t care about money, and most military managers do not look beyond the next approved budget outlays and what it costs to transport and maintain such equipment.

Remember the story about 40+ new Spitfires that were buried in Burma after WWII?


6 posted on 06/13/2014 11:00:03 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

“Remember the story about 40+ new Spitfires that were buried in Burma after WWII?”

They were buried during WW2 to keep them out of the hands of the Japanese. That area of Burma was in danger of being overrun during the Imphal-Kohima Offensive.


21 posted on 06/13/2014 11:27:17 AM PDT by Tallguy
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The story on the spitfires is bullfeathers.But our military did and still does bury al kinds of equipment.


32 posted on 06/13/2014 12:40:57 PM PDT by HANG THE EXPENSE (Life's tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
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To: PGR88

It certainly happened after WWII. My father was in the Navy and told of huge amounts of material deep-sixed, officially and unofficially. No one wanted to be delayed by having to inventory stuff, to cite just one reason.

Jeeps, PALLET loads of things like binoculars, pushed overboard, some not far from American ports.


40 posted on 06/13/2014 3:09:18 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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