Comments on: DC-3/C-47 Gremlin Special crash site, 1945

By: Craig Wesley Rimer JD

Craig Wesley Rimer JD — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 05:26:12 +0000

This is all wonderful, but what are the coordinates for the AOI ?

By: Barry

Barry — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 08:15:55 +0000

Great stuff Matt. I’m reading Mitchell Zuckoff’s book Lost in Shangri-La.now and wondered what the wreckage would look like now. Totally fascinating!

By: Rajeev

Rajeev — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:36:11 +0000

Great tour Sir. I have read the book more than twice and it’s an epic. Just imagine what those survivors and later the rescue team has undergone. Thank you very much for those snaps which helped to imagine the trauma undergone by the three survivors .. Kudos

By: JD

JD — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 13:47:05 +0000

Cheers! Read the book and fell upon your account via my own pinpointing, papertrail, maps and accounts. Even sitting here comfortably, am able to participate, understand and enjoy these works and experiences.

Pleasure to read other comments following as well, per enthusiasts – ‘nerds’ – such as myself.
I’m glad I read first, researched my own next and arrived here last in perfect order.
Much thanks, genuinely appreciated!

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 06:31:11 +0000

In reply to Dean. Hi Dean, Did you eventually get those correct coordinates?

By: Dean

Dean — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 16:26:14 +0000

Fascinating photos and post, Matt. I’ve just read the book and would love to explore the area via Google Earth. Can you place a link to the exact coordinates within your post? I found Zuckoff’s coordinates to be incorrect or inaccurate.

By: Frank Atherley

Frank Atherley — Fri, 27 May 2016 17:35:46 +0000

Hello there
I was working on the island of Bougainville 1972. We often chartered a plane from Kieta to visit other parts of the island. One was Buin to the south.Buin briefly attained worldwide attention when on 18 April 1943 an aircraft carrying Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, then on a tour of forward bases, was shot down near there. We tracked into the jungle to see the wreck of the plane which surprisingly was still undisturbed. Somewhere among my slides I still have pictures. Your DC3 story reminded me of that.
I am from UK but for the last 10 years have opened and still running a guest house her in Cape Town called Loloho Lodge the area in Bougainville where I was then working helping to build the power station for the Panguna Copper Mine.

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 25 May 2016 10:04:14 +0000

Hi Matt, that all sounded like quite an arduous trek to the crash site. After so many decades it’s truly amazing that the plane has remained relatively ‘untouched’. Thank you for the book recommendation. I’ll go out and get it right away! I was wondering if you have read “Green Armour” by Osmar White? It mostly covers the WWII New Guinea / Kokoda Track Campaign in 1942. Before the author went with the troops to report on the fighting, he and a friend went on a journey through the jungles and over the mountains to the west of “The Track.” It’s very descriptive.

By: Vincent Charron

Vincent Charron — Tue, 24 May 2016 16:30:07 +0000

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/queen-of-the-sky-1973-crash-of-super-connie-lures-orleans-pilot-deep-into-quebec-bush
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/orleans-pilot-returns-from-eerie-expedition-to-1973-airplane-crash-site

By: sue

sue — Mon, 23 May 2016 09:15:06 +0000

That must have been a very rewarding experience. I guess you can now add explorer to you c.v.. Did you take video footage of your expedition and are you going to make it into a small movie for your blogs?