Stan The Aeroplane Man
I first became friends with Stan after being in contact with him via email in 2012 in regards to the Flying boat wrecks in Broome, after re-discovering the Dutch D0-24 X-36 off the coast of Anna Plains Station that he found during the 1980's .
We became good friends, I went and visited him in Pohnpei and we soon explored WW2 aircraft wrecks in the jungle and a Japanese float plane base.
He guided me on restoration techniques on a restoration project of a Colt MG40 .303 machine gun that was pulled up on a fisherman's anchor in Roebuck Bay from a Dutch Catalina wreck, it was a project that he guided me on via email when he was in Pohnpei ... its now in the Broome Museum and looks amazing after 70 years under the sea.
Stan was a great mentor and friend . ...... Farwell my Friend
Dion Marinis
Last edited by dion marinis; 23rd Apr 2022 at 10:26.