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Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2013, 02:38
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

SALAMAUA AIRPORT

I think it was already closed in 1969. I went on a flight to the Trobriand Islands which flew low over Salamaua, so we could see the US Army dumped equipment in the waters close by before we...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2013, 02:23
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

Madang in 1968 still quiet?

Madang in 1968 still quiet? - My eldest SON Alex Jackway was born in Madang BH Nov 1969... and still quiet except for nightly rain downpours like clockwork. I was working for New Guinea Motors then....
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Mar 2013, 01:58
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

Finschafen, lovely place!

I went to Finschafen, a very lovely place! - I suppose you went to see the "Beach Red" Japanese War Memorial nearby while you were there? - Or had a good time in the small waterfall (name escapes me)...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2013, 21:39
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

Caribou Crash details update, and precise... thanks!

Caribou Crash details update, and precise... thanks! - When I heard it on the NEWS - They thought it had been found at Porgera... but you know media, got my name BOB confused with Roberta! - many...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2013, 21:28
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

Cool About the wailing customs for the dead in PNG - endemic

dead wailing... yes, I was in PNG for about 10 years early 1968 to late 1975, and came across it a lot. It was customary, and seems to cover every South Pacific Island people, and other than the...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Mar 2013, 21:11
Replies: 4,639
Views: 2,061,223
Posted By rkoomans

Unhappy Porgera Gap caribou prang, ?AUG1972.

I thought there were 5 original survivors from the rear of the AC? But 4 survived the trek to find help? - In any case, they reported that most of those forward were severely injured by rifles and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2007, 03:06
Replies: 14
Views: 2,635
Posted By rkoomans

Smile KLM constellation colors

The photo postcard I have of a KLM Constellation shows half of the top part of each tail rudder fin with the dutch colors from top RED, WHITE, BLUE. the fuselage is silver or unpainted. I dont pick...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2007, 07:16
Replies: 0
Views: 893
Posted By rkoomans

KLM constellation 1955 e/fire

I was onboard as a child passenger, remember we landed at BIAK isl in Indonesia, then a dutch Base. Who knows about that flight? was early in year maybe January. My dad and mum onboard, surname...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
30th Oct 2007, 02:45
Replies: 9
Views: 5,735
Posted By rkoomans

Caribou prang 1972 Kudgeru Gap

Hi, I was amongst lucky PNGVR Platoon pulled off that flight that day, we were put on Hercules instead. I have the incident in mybook on PC named ARMY DAZE but I also replied to Chris Young who was a...
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