Changing "Henderson
Field" Name?
A recommendation from a consulting firm has gone to the Prime
Minister of the Solomon Islands presenting the idea of a name
change Henderson Field in May, 2003. The Prime Minister does not
seem in favour of such a change. Show support for his thoughts
by endorsing our online petition to show your support AGAINST
changing the name "Henderson Field", today, or anytime
in the future. |
Students Find Corinthian Flying Boat
Forgotten in Darwin's Harbor, in 30m two
nautical miles from Doctors Gully. The wreck crashed in 1942, carrying
weapons from Karumba in Queensland when it crash-landed and sank
into Darwin's Harbor. |
WWII Remains Found
in Manus
Seven Dogtags and some human remains were reported as located
in a garden on Los Negros Island; Manus recently,near Mokoreng
village. |
Possible Development
of Vunakanau
Sports center possibly being built on the former WWII
airfield of Vunakanau. |
CILHI
MIA Conference
Read about the Port Moresby conference to address issues of American
MIAs in New Guinea April 10-12, 2001 |
PNG
Warning on Live Bombs
WWII Munitions still cause death today
April 2001 |
Mystery
Zero Wakes After 55 Years
"I was only out to collect enough sea cucumbers." This
is how young William Nuli of Talasea described the discovery of
a WWII Japanese fighter plane. April 2000 |
Scrapping
in Lae
Scrap dealer in Lae, a vast amount of WWII Allied aircraft
wreckage from where it was buried SWW of Finschafen in 1945.
Feburuary 2001 |
US
team recovers three WWII servicemen
A TEAM of forensic experts sent to Rabaul by the United States
Marine Corps has managed to recover the remains of three American
soldiers. |
Scrap
- Selling History to Highest Bidder
Legacy of scrapping in Lae linked to
Australian businessman, and selling of parts to the United State.
March 2001 |
Goa
Jepang, Japanese WWII Cave
For here you will find a cave which used to be used as a defense
fortress by Japanese soldiers. April 5, 2000 |
Saftey
in Honiara
Visitors are told that their safety could not
be guaranteed as unrest worsened in the capital of the Solomons
on Guadalcanal.
April 6, 2000 |
WWII,
Vietnam War Dead Identified
From an AP news release
Upcoming Dreamworks movie
"Air Pirates" based on wreck salvage expert, Gary Larkins
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Russell
Crowe's new WWII Film
Long Green Shore is the story of an Australian battalion that
arrives on the beaches of New Guinea with orders to beat back
the retreating
Japanese. |
| CILHI
Remains Identified and Returned
Eight US Navy sailors relic hunters had discovered
the crash site of an American aircraft on Espiritu Santo (now
part of the Republic of Vanuatu.) |
Wreck
Identified! B-17 actually a B-24
Read the facts about this recently discovered wreck,
the initial mix up, and how collaborators worldwide to uncover
the truth. |
Solomon
Islanders Call on Japan
for Removal of War Relics on Guadalcanal
Pacific Island Monthly Magazine Dec. 1997 |
Peter
Flahavin: Visitor to Guadalcanal
Reports on WWII site thorough the island, including
Exton and Sims Ridges, the subject of the 1999 Hollywood movie,
The Thin Red Line. |
Japan WWII
Pilot Defends Military
Japan's top surviving WW II fighter pilot has made peace with
his former enemies. But as the country prepares to mark the 55th
anniversary of its surrender
August 2000 |
Patricia
Gaffney-Ansel Event
Online event broadcast live over the web with the
daughter of P-47 Pilot George Gaffney, missing in action for 55
years before he was borough home. |
Navy
Remembers POW/MIAs
"We have 80,000 missing from World War II, we'll never find those"
Article Contributed by Steve Stragm |
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