PACIFIC WRECK DATABASE
Wreck News & Updates - February 2005
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1. EDITORIAL - Upcoming Events
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Welcome
to 2005, this year marks the 60th anniversary of events in 1945. Already
the year is full of Pacific happenings and reports. There
are a few site related happenings to report, and as always, thanks to
all new and long term contributors As
a follow up to last update's Lady
in the Clouds, a
computer rendering of the P-47 by MaxL - Tribute
to Marion Lutes
PWD Discussion Forum is back in action, we have upgraded the form and apologize for the down-time in December Login, or join up now and enter one of the many discussions available related.
Due to overwhelming popularity of the site, you might have experienced a 'bandwith overquota' message if you visited the site in late December. With user donations we have added more bandwidth, and are proud to announce a new peak of 4891 visitors, a new one-day record for the site!
Yours in history,
Justin Taylan
email
- justin@wanpela.com
PacifcWrecks.com | PacificGhosts.com
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2. WRECK NEWS
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Battle
of the Java Sea - Last Missing Ship Found!
By Kevin Denlay. Divers aboard the MV
Empress have now found all four of the missing ships from the Battle
of the Java Sea. The last missing ship, HNMS
Kortenaer was discovered on December 8, 2004 and positively
identified Learn more about this, and their past discoveries of HMS
Electra, HNMS De Ruyer and HNMS Java.
Mitsubishi
A6M2 Zero On Display at USAF Museum
Recovered from Kavieng in 1969, this aircraft ended up in the collection
of the USAF Museum, and was restored and put on display September
2004. Learn more about the long history of this interesting former
wreck.
JPAC
Teams Deploy to Papua New Guinea and Fiji
Three JPAC MIA recoveries
teams are currently deployed in the Pacific - two in Papua New Guinea and
one to Fiji. Read
their new release about the missions of these operations, the first
MIA work in the Pacific for 2005.
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3. REPORTS & PHOTOS
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John
Loughman - Papua New Guinea Photos 1968 - 73
In
1968 prior to PNG independence I went up in May to prepare
the handover of the Australian Post Office Radio Branch. I had been
corresponding with a Barry Flood of the Commonwealth Bank who relieved
all over the Territory where he was able to inspect and photograph
a lot of wrecks. I left the territory in December 1973.
Papuan Wreck Diary
by
John Douglas PWD's longest running column: five years of wreck
related monthly reports. Read Douglas' monthly report on wreck
related activities including new discoveries at Murik Lakes, and explorations
planned for 2005 at Wewak and Madang Provinces. Also, visit Douglas
research page related to Neatherlands
East-Indies Air Force (NEIAF) one
of the forgotten Air Forces that served in the Pacific.
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4. VETERAN INTEVIEWS
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Victor
Grimes 5th
Bomber Command
Profile by his daughter, Leslie Grimes about her father's wartime service,
including photos from his collection. Grimes was part of the 5th Air
Force's Bomber command from the earliest days of American operations.
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5. REVIEWS - Pacific WWII Related
Books
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View all WWII
Pacific Book, Magazine and Video Reviews a comprehensive source
for all the best Pacific related references and reading. Have a book
related to WWII Pacific to recommend? Write
a review and add it to the archive. This month's update focuses
on new DVDs and multimedia releases.
Emblems
of the Rising Sun
by Peter Scott. Comparatively little is published in english about Japanese
aircraft, especially the Japanese Army Air Force (JAAF). This book is not
only worthwhile for aficionados of the JAAF, or model builders, but is itself
an outstanding publication in terms of quality, research and scope that anyone
interested in WWII aviation would want in their library. Includes photos and
aircraft lithographs of ever fighter and bomber sentai from start to finish of
the war.
Pacific
Fighters (PC Game)
Review by Daniel Leahy. As a Pacific flight simulator fanatic, I
was sitting on the edge of my seat at the announcement of UbiSoft's new
simulator - Pacific Fighters. I loved the reality of their previous Il-2
Sturmovik series, though could never really get immersed in the Eastern
Front theatre. Though still a fan of the now dated Combat Flight Simulator
2, I was eagerly awaiting the updated graphics, amount of aircraft and
realism that Pacific Fighters was promising to deliver.
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6. Pacific
WWII - Links of the Month
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Great links related to WWII Pacific, submitted by users
of the Pacific Wreck Database
site. Do you know of a good Pacific related website? Email
the URL for inclusion
in our comprehensive list of links!
April
1943 Pacific Aircraft Recognition Album |
U-Boats in the Pacific Thanks to Ken Dodge for this link |
| Flying Boat Discovered off Hawaii Thanks to Joe Myhand for this link |
Anderson Air Force Base Guam B-29 Wreckage Thanks to R. Smisek for this link |
| New Zealand in WWII Thanks to John Wilson for this link |
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| Ace Ivon Julian and
Bryson Fisken Thanks to John Wilson for these links |
First Aboriginal Commissioned Officer Thanks to Daniel Leahy for this link |
| Saipan - A Collection of Photos Excellent website by Keith Tarrier |
USAAF Night Fighters Against Japan Covers the history of Pacific Night Fighters |
| Ponam Island - Then & Now Thank to Matt Kay for this link |
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| Accident-Report.com Thanks to Daniel Leahy for reporting this site |
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