Aircraft History
This aircraft crashed near Kombieti.
Wreckage
During
early March 2005, the wreckage of this aircraft was reported by Mr. Lukas Merunda in the press.
References
Jakarta Post "Wreckage of U.S. World War II plane discovered in Papua" March 19, 2005
"JAKARTA (Antara): Residents of the remote jungles in Indonesia's
eastern-most province of Papua claim to have found the wreckage
of a U.S. plane believed to have been shot down by Japanese forces
during World War II. The aircraft was found hidden in the undergrowth
in the village of Kombieti, which borders with Papua New Guinea,
Lukas Merunda, one of the local residents, said on Friday. Merunda
said the body of the aircraft was still intact, with its wings
hanging on the wreckage. The wreckage of another World War II
plane was also discovered recently by Indonesian marine scientists
on an underwater expedition off the Papua coast."
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February 7, 2023
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