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- Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:30 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
- Replies: 132
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Re: Plane in the lagoon at Orona
I have long followed the Earhart controversy and am still completely mystified. I don't have maps in front of me. Is Orono in the area of Howland Island and the other suspected crash areas? Even though you point out that Japanese spread word that she was a spy was a falsehood, I have my doubts of th...
- Sun Jan 27, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Getting into the field
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21455
Getting into the field
The biggest concern is that never before have we had battlefields that remain with actual equipment in place. Most places clean up the area, remove the wreckage and move on with their lives. In the South Pacific and Alaska, the Deep Seas and so forth are planes, ships, trucks and guns which people c...
- Fri Jan 25, 2008 4:31 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Getting into the field
- Replies: 8
- Views: 21455
Getting into the field
Any jobs out there would be contradictory to your beliefs. Salvage people are not interested in the history, their motivation is money. They will rip skulls from a wreckage, just to salvage parts and pieces. Museums want displays and are willing to dislodge history to get their showpiece. About your...
- Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:28 pm
- Forum: Missing/Killed In Action (MIA/KIA)
- Topic: Japanese and Americans to Search Attu
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6915
Japanese and Americans to search Attu
An update is that teams were sent to attempt to locate a famous missing American submarine. The sub's location was a mystery until now, because it had been sunk without calling for aid. A posting was made on the internet and someone suggested a Japanese warship. Checks were made and apparently the s...
- Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:39 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: About me: James Spoerl - spoerjm2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8059
Any answers?
Sorry that it took so long to get back with you. No, I have not had any responses. I do think that a person can get involved if they want to. Many of my co-workers had fathers in the military and have no idea what areas their fathers were involved in. You could assist them in looking up where their ...
- Tue Mar 06, 2007 4:15 am
- Forum: Swamp Ghost - B-17E 41-2446
- Topic: Swamp Ghost & Black Cat Pass B-17 Recovery
- Replies: 68
- Views: 183356
Swamp Ghost - B-17 recovery from Black Cat Pass
There should be an international protocol as to who retains ownership of, or retains claim to shipwrecks, crashes and sites. It would appear as if each plane, ship or incident area should be considered as their own individual battlefield. Interested parties would have to be ranked as to their percen...
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:17 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: About me: James Spoerl - spoerjm2
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8059
About me: James Spoerl - spoerjm2
I am the son of a WWII stateside Vet. I have at least 5 uncles who served overseas. I have a strong interest in history and would like to help research or connect information to solve mysteries of lost soldiers/fliers. My interest probably started in the 1970's when I watched Jaques Cousteau travel ...
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:05 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Recover them Yes or No
- Replies: 58
- Views: 153787
Wrecks and Losses - Recovery or not?
Gentlemen: Can we not disagree peacefully? Can we not abide by whatever laws may exist? Can we not attempt to show respect for the dead? Just how many museum pieces and restored fliers do we need? I would have to assume that Truk Lagoon and Pearl Harbor as huge battlefields generate respect as shoul...
- Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:37 am
- Forum: Missing/Killed In Action (MIA/KIA)
- Topic: Japanese 18th Army Stragglers in Papua
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6118
Japanese holdouts
Be advised that there is a fantastic book regarding one of the last of the holdouts. What was interesting is that every means possible was taken to inform the holdouts that the war was over. They used dropped leaflets, loudspeakers and many other efforts. The holdouts thought that all of the means t...