Bruce Hoy    Curator PNG Museum 1978-1988

Pacific Wreck Database is honored to present an in depth interview with the former curator of the PNG War Museum from 1978 - 1988. He presided over arguable the most important ten year period related to wrecks in Papua New Guinea. He was involved with new discoveries and resolving MIA cases with US Army CILHI in his capacity as curator.

National Museum of PNG Department of Modern History
What was 1967 New Guinea in when you arrived?
How did you become involved with the museum?
Speak about the Start of the PNG National Museum


Research & Museum Acquisitions
Speak about your research methodologies at the Museum
What are your feelings on recovery and restoration?
Speak about your photographic collection
Listing of published articles
 
MIA Discoveries & Recoveries
When did you become interested in MIA Cases?
Talk about working with Sheehan for 'A Missing Plane'?
What was your first interaction with CILHI about US MIA's?
Speak about collaboration with Japanese MIA research

Key 1978-88 Acquisitions
Richard Culton's P-39 Wreck
Japanese Ki-61 Tony
Door of Yamamoto's G4M1 Betty
G4M1 Wreck Mt. Albert Edward
William F. Haning's P-40E
P-47D 42-8066
B-17 41-2430 "Naughty But Nice"

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Bruce Hoy at work at the
PNG Museum, with wreck map

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Richard Culton's P-39
formally at the PNG Museum

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42-41081 Stabilizer from
A Missing Plane at PNG Museum

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Door from Yamamoto's Betty Displayed at the PNG Museum

 
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