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Pacific Wrecks Museum Curators & Academics
Interviews with museum curators and university academics.
Bill Chapman Bill Chapman
Lived in Papua New Guinea from 1961 to 1981. He was a founder of the Air Museum of Papua New Guinea, and was involved with the recovery and export of many aircraft.

Dennis Dogget

Dennis Dogget
RAAF Amberley Museum head of restorations, and worked on RAAF efforts to recover A-20 wrecks from New Guinea in the 1980s into the early 1990s including the restoration of A-20G "Hell'N Pelican II" 42-86786 and ongoing work on PBV-1A Canso CV369.

Lawrence Foanaota

Lawrence Foanaota
Solomon Islands National Museum director and curator from 1972 to present. His museum is located in downtown Honiara and includes WWII relics, guns and items collected from Guadalcanal area.

Cory Graff

Cory Graff
Military Aviation Curator for Paul Allen / Flying Heritage Collection I get up close to some of the rarest airplanes in the world, hear stories from the pilots that flew the planes in World War II.

Bruce Hoy

Bruce Hoy
Curator of the Modern History Department (PNG War Museum) of the National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG) between 1978–1988. Hoy presided over the most important ten year period related to World War II wrecks in Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Tom McLeod

Tom McLeod
Museum of the Pacific founder and curator. Also, he is the author of the book "Always Ready" about the 147th Infantry Regiment and traveler to the Pacific.

Gene Strine

Gene Strine
Mid Atlantic Air Museum Vice President, life long aviation enthusiast, pilot and aircraft mechanic and WWII veteran. Recovery and restoration of P-61B "Midnight Queen" 42-39445.

Silvano Jung

Silvano Jung
Northern Territory University. Explores aviation archeology in Darwin Harbor in the Northern Territory of Australia, including insights about wreck related research, preservation, and legislation.

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