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Hikers find remains of WW II pilot !
Friday, August 29, 2008
SYDNEY: Australian hikers on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea have stumbled across the skeletal remains of what they believe is a World War II pilot, still in a parachute harness and suspended from a tree.
Its swinging like somebody caught in a tree and thats when you can really see the cabling and its the exact shape of a body, same size, everything, but its just covered in moss, tour guide David Collins told Australias ABC Radio on Thursday. Its exactly what it looks like - just somebody caught in a harness, in a seat harness.
Collins, owner of Melbournes No-Roads trekking company, said he had informed authorities in Australia, the United States and Japan of his find in the hope the body could be identified and reclaimed.
I couldnt make it out at first, Collins said. It was quite high up, about 12 to 15 metres. Then the wind blew again and I saw it move. It appears to be sitting in an aluminium harness and hanging from a cable, which leads us to believe it could be an airman.
Hikers find remains of WW II pilot !
Friday, August 29, 2008
SYDNEY: Australian hikers on the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea have stumbled across the skeletal remains of what they believe is a World War II pilot, still in a parachute harness and suspended from a tree.
Its swinging like somebody caught in a tree and thats when you can really see the cabling and its the exact shape of a body, same size, everything, but its just covered in moss, tour guide David Collins told Australias ABC Radio on Thursday. Its exactly what it looks like - just somebody caught in a harness, in a seat harness.
Collins, owner of Melbournes No-Roads trekking company, said he had informed authorities in Australia, the United States and Japan of his find in the hope the body could be identified and reclaimed.
I couldnt make it out at first, Collins said. It was quite high up, about 12 to 15 metres. Then the wind blew again and I saw it move. It appears to be sitting in an aluminium harness and hanging from a cable, which leads us to believe it could be an airman.
Hikers find remains of WW II pilot !
