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Morotai, Biak
Posted by george on Thu Nov 29, 2001 10:09:25 AM
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We all know that Morotai island contained a huge graveyard of our combat veteran aircraft until 1988. Although a U.S. businessman tried to broker them at that time, they were instead shipped to a steel mill in Java. Does anyone know if they were all smelted in Java, or if some might have survived and still be in a scrapheap at the mill?
Biak of course was the graveyard for hundreds, if not thousands of our aircraft. I understand that most of the island is restricted from view. Could it be possible that even just a few of these aircraft could be in the restricted areas, thereby not being scrapped between 1955 and 1960? Would sure appreciate any status anyone might be able to provide.
Follow Ups:
- Elliotts your man for this George...... N/T - Tony Fri Nov 30, 2001 06:28:48 AM