Private museum began in the late 1960's by Port
Moresby resident, Bill Champan who owned two Chemist shops
in Port Moresby. This organization collected WWII aviation relics in
the area and displayed them. It was with this museum that Bruce Hoy began volunteering, who later became the first curators of the PNG Modern
History Department's War Museum.
P-47D "Sweetwater Swatter" 42-8066
Salvaged from a swamp 1967-69, exported to MoTA 1972
After it disbanded in the late 1970's, and PNG became
an independent country with its own museum, much of their collection
went to the new PNG War Museum Modern
History department.
