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Kommer att vara borta ikväll så jag ger lite bonusledtrådar.
3b. Tack och lov inte kannibaler.
4. En sorts troll är en ledtråd.
5. Sjukvårdare från fallskärmstrupperna sattes in.
Gremlin Special som störtade i Shangri-La-dalen på Nya Guinea 1945.
Kenneth Decker, Margaret Hastings, and John McCollom överlevde.
Mitchell Zuckoff som skrev boken Lost in Shangri-La reste dit 2010 och grävde verkligen i historien...
"The jungle had done its best to heal the scars where the Gremlin Special had plowed through trees, vines, and shrubs, then slammed into the moist earth before bursting into flames, cremating the bodies of those trapped inside. Yet there remained unmistakable signs of what had occurred. Mangled parts of the plane, a C-47 Gooney Bird, were all around us – a twisted propeller, sections of camouflage-painted wings, a large piece of the fuselage, countless screws, bolts, wires, and bits of ruined electronics. The fact that three people had survived the crash seemed more astounding than ever.
I dug my hand into the mud and pulled up a piece of melted brass that resembled a gnarled human form. As I tucked it into my backpack, I knew I would keep it close as I completed the book. It remains on my desk, an arm’s reach away, as I write this.
I dug in again and came up with what I thought was a rock, but Tomas knew better. He brushed away the mud and rolled it back and forth in his calloused hands. Buzz translated: “It’s a piece of bone. It’s human.” In 1958, a US Army recovery team had collected all the Gremlin Special remains it could find, but inevitably some were left behind."
http://archive.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/04/24/return_to_shangri_la_a_daring_wwii_rescue_in_new_g uinea/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_New_Guinea_Gremlin_Special_rescue
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Jag släpper frågan vidare till den som känner sig hugad att dra på sig uniformen...
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