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09-05-2008, 05:51 AM | # 1 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
|  Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Did anyone else see this news story? Any of our "Down Under" members perhaps? Possible body of WWII airman found in a tree | |||||||||||||
| "There are only two types of aircraft — fighters and targets." — Doyle 'Wahoo' Nicholson, USMC.  | ||||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 06:14 AM | # 2 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Wow after all these years in that tree......Good to see someone notice him there so he may be brought back home. JP | |||||||||||||
| George Preddy was......Just the greatest fighter pilot who ever squinted through a gunsight. He was a complete fighter pilot.......Colonel John C. Meyer Deputy Commander of the 352nd. | ||||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 10:52 AM | # 3 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! That certainly is something...Thanks for sharing, Black 6! | |||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 12:26 PM | # 4 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Sixty five years is a very long time. What still boggles the mind is how many are still missing from all theatres. | |||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 12:32 PM | # 5 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Sounds like it's already been disproven. http://warbirdinformationexchange.or...ic.php?t=24030 | |||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 04:08 PM | # 6 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Well i guess it was not a body after all... JP DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE MSPA 287/08 Thursday, 4 September 2008 DISCOUNTED - KOKODA TRACK REPORT Australian Defence Force staff from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby today reached an isolated site on the Kokoda Track to check reports that the body of an airman was located in the jungle canopy. No remains were located. While the location, near Kagi, is below a flight path that was commonly used by allied aircraft during WWII sorties, the find has been confirmed by ADF staff as a moss covered branch. It appears the branch has broken off the main tree and fallen across some vines, which from the ground, could have been confused with the body of an airman. Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: | |||||||||||||
| George Preddy was......Just the greatest fighter pilot who ever squinted through a gunsight. He was a complete fighter pilot.......Colonel John C. Meyer Deputy Commander of the 352nd. | ||||||||||||||
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09-05-2008, 04:50 PM | # 7 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! Well that was reported and quickly disproven wasn't it? It would have been quite a story if true. | |||||||||||||
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09-17-2008, 06:40 AM | # 8 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
|  Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree!
This story has been on mind since it was posted here. I figured I'd give it some time and then revisit the thread. That response was incredibly quick.  | ||||||||||||||
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09-17-2008, 08:22 AM | # 9 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree!
It would have been in everyones best interest to get this one sorted, tis an important site for Australians and PNG'ers alike! Cheers CKS1 | ||||||||||||||
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09-17-2008, 08:08 PM | # 10 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Possible WWII airman's body located in New Guinea - in a tree! One the one hand I am glad that is was not a body of a serviceman but on the other hand its always good to hear that one of the boys has been found and brought back to their family. | |||||||||||||
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