British farmer and aviation enthusiast David Cundall was living out his dream of digging up more than 100 crated World War II Supermarine Spitfires, but that dream has turned to a nightmare. Funding for the expedition has been cut off after none of the aircraft were found buried near the runway of Myanmar’s (formerly Burma) Rangoon International Airport, which was a Royal Air Force base during the war.
Cundall was convinced the airplanes are there by interviews with several veterans who claimed to have seen them preserved and crated, then buried near the airport. Cundall still believes the fighters are there, now saying they must be much closer to the modern airport’s runway. The government will not allow him to dig there for fear of undermining the pavement.
