I recently traveled with my father to Papua New Guinea. He is 87 and was a C-47 pilot in World War Two, stationed in New Guinea. He wanted to return to revisit the runways where he operated as a troop carrier pilot. We spent three weeks touring PNG and the Indonesian side of the island of New Guinea.
He was warmly welcomed everywhere we went, by people grateful for the support of the Americans in WW2.
This photo is of the memorial to Amelia Earhart at the old runway at Lae, PNG, where she departed on her last flight. The runway is now in the center of town, unused, but still there.
He was warmly welcomed everywhere we went, by people grateful for the support of the Americans in WW2.
This photo is of the memorial to Amelia Earhart at the old runway at Lae, PNG, where she departed on her last flight. The runway is now in the center of town, unused, but still there.
Submitted by Jeff Miller
I was in New York and brought the Press-Telegram along with me on the flight so I could keep up on the Long Beach buzz and so I could try to figure out the always-so-mind-boggling sodoku which kept me busy for awhile considering it was a Friday. This picture was taken inside Central Park with the backdrop of the tall buildings scrapping the sky, kind of like some of the ones that I see in Long Beach every day.
Submitted by Kory Bersuch
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