Fascinating recent find, by Europeans,.. thanks to the local folk, of Japanese war dead, Australians? and numerous artifacts at this pivotal site.
See www.theaustralian.news.com.au. On the site 11 june 2010.
Rest in Peace indeed.
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- Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:52 pm
- Forum: Missing/Killed In Action (MIA/KIA)
- Topic: Erora Creek battlefield, Kokoda track, PNG
- Replies: 0
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- Tue May 11, 2010 3:56 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Contemporary maps of Solomon airifelds
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4695
Re: Contemporary maps of Solomon airifelds
Try the Lands Department, Honiara SI. In 71 we flew aerial mapping imagery around Honiara at various scales, when the old fields were more visible than they are now. It was all B&W stuff, but the prints and negs might still remain on file, in storage, archived ?? Also covered San Cristobal Is, Tulag...
- Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:26 am
- Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
- Topic: Images from Iwo Jima
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4858
Re: Images from Iwo Jima
Thanks for that site address. What a fabulous set of images. I gave my top vote to the dark beach scene of Marines unloading supplies by photographer P Queenan. That is an award winning shot. But what an awful and unhappy slice of terrain, gained at a terrible price. From the aviators perspective th...
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:19 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: P-38 casualty ? other losses ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2899
Re: P-38 casualty ? other losses ?
The intake gorge / Freshwater Creek..P38. That's an ineresting one. I spoke with old Hutch about that one many, many years ago, and he claimed to know nothing about it..!! The remains of the DH -84 were re-discovered by Steve Fowler of Cairns after 3 attempts, 25? 35 ? yrs ago. Terrible country; ver...
- Sat Feb 27, 2010 8:53 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: C-87 Crash at Canton Island, Phoenix Group
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7616
Re: C-87 Crash at Canton Island, Phoenix Group
Are these codes for idiots... or worse?
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:44 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: Truscott Documentary in progress
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4196
Re: Truscott Documentary in progress
Hi, Bob Alford posts on this site. contact thru there. Lives Lampang Thailand. Subject re Catalinas has posts from Bob. Author of Darwin's Air War, as you probably know. Have a couple of aerial color pics of Truscott, taken about 5 yrs ago. Will be interested to see the doco/ DVD, having read the bo...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:40 pm
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: QANTAS Catalina on the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28758
Re: QANTAS Catalina on the way
Nice pics What a graceful bird with those long wings. Will have to go someplace to see one in action. Bet it sounds good too.
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:55 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Claim HMAS Sydney wreck found
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18623
Re: Claim HMAS Sydney wreck found
There is now a large format hardcover book ( AU$60) produced by David Mearns, who led the Sydney search, and also recently found the Centaur Hospital ship, torpedoed off Brisbane. (Another book to come??) The HMAS Sydney book contains many fascinating historical and recent pictures,and those show th...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:38 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: QANTAS Catalina on the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28758
Re: QANTAS Catalina on the way
yes quite amazing how many. Will be good to see the flyers in action. The missions flown by the Black Cats to distant places, at low level in tropical conditions at night, are incredible. Better have the nav and headings right !... or smack into an island, as some did. A dangerous enough game just d...
- Sat Jan 23, 2010 12:31 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: QANTAS Catalina on the way
- Replies: 12
- Views: 28758
Re: QANTAS Catalina on the way
See Classic Wings Issue #73... Catalinas Downunder. As listed....Consolidated PBY-5A BuAer48352 c/n 1714 A24-88 Aust Nat Aviation Museum Morabbin Vic. Fuselage, ex Murray River houseboat ....PBY-5A 44624 1988 RAAFA Museum Bull Creek WA. Canadian Vickers Canso 11060 CV-369 ex Geoterrex VH-EXG, to RAA...
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:13 am
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: need help on how to contact a member "Taizou Nakamura"??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19221
Re: need help on how to contact a member "Taizou Nakamura"??
Have a go at Google, too
Taizou has done work for Nobuo Harada, Kawaguichiko Museum / Harada Collection. Sent pvt post to you with some details.
rgds Richard
Taizou has done work for Nobuo Harada, Kawaguichiko Museum / Harada Collection. Sent pvt post to you with some details.
rgds Richard
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:19 pm
- Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
- Topic: need help on how to contact a member "Taizou Nakamura"??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19221
Re: need help on how to contact a member "Taizou Nakamura"??
Click on People in this site. He's there. Can click on further and track.
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Betty Bomber control column
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4338
Re: Betty Bomber control column
Can Lt Col Guivarra, who donated this artifact to ? , confirm its stated provenance...and who collected it and when.? Having visited the Yamamoto wreck site and seen the severely crushed and burned front 2/3rds of the aircraft.. it would have taken a major dig / disturbance of the wreckage to find t...
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 10:41 pm
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: RAAF and 19th Bomb Group at Mareeba
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3171
Re: RAAF and 19th Bomb Group at Mareeba
Author of MBA 'drome wartime history, Damian Waters maybe able to help you.
Ive flicked you a pvt email re...
rgds
Ive flicked you a pvt email re...
rgds
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:07 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: under the ice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3576
Re: under the ice
If you are refering to the Greenland group...it was 6 ? X P38s and 2 X B17s that forced landed there. Finally located by ice penetrating radar, a steam gizmo 'the gopher' was deigned and built to melt a shaft down... some 270 ft !. Then a cavity was steamed out before dismantling the aircraft. There...