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

**Chogy** · 10 Nov 11,, 13:24

Researchers unearthed large portions of Bud Wolfe's (an American) Spitfire, which crashed into an Irish bog in 1941, and fired one of the Browning .303 machine guns. Watch the video, it's worth the time. And of course, always entertaining, the comments at the bottom of the article.

BBC Article

A few picked up on it, but the Browning was a U.S. design, although manufactured at BSA.

**Repatriated Canuck** · 10 Nov 11,, 16:56

The story behind the pilot is pretty good too.

BBC News - Spitfire down: The WWII camp where Allies and Germans mixed

**lemontree** · 22 Nov 11,, 11:19

This thread brings back memories of school and Commando comics...

**tankie** · 22 Nov 11,, 11:52

This was when Great Britain was ,,Great , the engine was/is a masterpiece which im lucky enough to have driven in my Cent Mk 6/2 then up to Mk 13 brill motor ,but as we all know ALL engineering can develop faults , I hope they can get enough to re'create the Spit and hopefully fly again , or Hendon museum .