Wreck
related briefs from John
Douglas in Papua New Guinea
I spent some time helping CILHI,Who are excavating
a wreck in the Owen Stanley Ranges{a B-25]. My role was to locate
other wrecks nearby, that they could inspect for human remains.
The area that I chose was in the near the vicinity
of Kokoda. My written records suggest 4-5 wrecks. I located 14, and
we visited 7 of these.They were mostly P-39 & P-40s. The others
will be followed up on later. I also took them to a B-24 site I had
located two years ago, North West of Port Moresby.
According to the record, most of the crew survived,
but there is a question mark over two crew. I have sent a foot patrol
over the ranges east of Port Moresby to an inland valley {Safia].
I have stories of a few wrecks that need checking out!
