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Robert Diemert
Japanese Aircraft Recovery & Restoration
One of the first 'warbird' restorers, early fame was restoring
a Hurricane for "Battle of Britain" movie. With those
funds he recovered several Japanese aircraft and restored two Zeros and a the Val himself. |
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Dennis Doggett
RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre
Restoration A-20G "Hell'N Pelican II" 42-86786 recovered and restored by the RAAF and PNG Museum |
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Bruce Fenstermaker
Irian Jaya Recoveries
Fenstermaker began recovering wrecks recovering a Zero, Betty, Judy
and Tony to the United States. He found American MIA cases during
his travels and his focus switched MIAs. |
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Stan Gajda
Japanese Tankette Restoration
Salvager and restorer involved with various recoveries, co-recoveries and export of items
from the PNG Museum. |
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Robert Greinert
Historic Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) / Historic Aircraft Restorations Pty (HAR)
Salvager involved with recoveries, co-recoveries and exports
from the PNG Museum. |
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Nobua Harada
Kawaguchiko Museum / Harada Collection
Tokyo based restorer and museum owner. Restored A6M5 Zero over 20 years, and the tail section of G4M2 Betty. |
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Daniel Hunt
Wings Museum
Recovered a A6M2 Zero, Kate and serveral Ki-43 Oscars, and a
B-25 from the Kurile Islands |
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Gary Larkins
Air Pirates
American aircraft salvager who has salvaged over 60 aircraft from 1973-1996. He has recovered portions of a B-17 from Alaska and P-38
in New Guinea. |
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Robert Jarrett
Classic Jets Fighter Museum (CJFM)
Restoration of P-38H 42-66841 and several other aircraft from New Guinea and F4U Corsair from Vanuatu |
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Edward Maloney
Planes of Fame Museum (POF)
Founder of Planes of Fame Museum,
restoration of A6M5 Zero 5357 in the 1970s and involved with numberous other
aircraft and project. |
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Taizou Nakamura
Restorer of Zero instrument panels and aircraft gauges
Learn about Nakamura's work with the Harada collection Zeros, restoring meticulous instrument panels and gauges for aircraft. Also, his involvement with the crash sit of the crash site of Ki-45 4057 in Japan. |
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John
Sterling
Recovery of Four Zeros from Taroa
Recovered in 1991, all used as a source of parts for the restoration of one A6M3.
One of the Zeros was later sold to the Imperial War Museum, the others were later
sold to the Evergreen Air Museum where the one is still under restoration. |
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Gene Strine
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM)
Himself a WWII veteran, he recovered one of the world's last "Black
Widows" from a mountain on Irian Jaya, and has been restoring it ever
since. When completed it will be the only flying P-61 in the
world, and only 2 others displayed in the world. |
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David Tallichet
Yesterday's Air Force (YAF) / Military Aircraft Restoration Corporation (MARC)
A veteran, an early warbird collector and restorer. Funder of one of the largest salvage operations in the
world recovering dozens of aircraft from Tadji in
1973-75. |
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Gerald Yagen
Fighter Factory / Military Aviation Museum / Tidewater Tech
Salvage and restoration of warbirds from around the world, his collection includes former Pacific aircraft and ongoing salvage activities. |