Aviation buffs travel to Myanmar in search of buried Spitfires

Issued on: 09/01/2013 - 03:00

A team of experts, led by a British aviation enthusiast, has travelled to Myanmar hoping to recover lost World War II Spitfire fighter planes. It's thought the aircraft were buried in 1945 after the US bombing of Hiroshima.

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By: Natalie Powell

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