kokoda trail "pilot find" update for you

[jet1reno]

DEFENCE MEDIA RELEASE
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> MSPA 287/08 Thursday, 4 September 2008
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> DISCOUNTED - KOKODA TRACK REPORT
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> Australian Defence Force staff from the Australian High Commission in Port Moresby today reached an isolated site on the Kokoda Track to check reports that the body of an airman was located in the jungle canopy.
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> No remains were located.
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> While the location, near Kagi, is below a flight path that was commonly used by allied aircraft during WWII sorties, the find has been confirmed by ADF staff as a moss covered branch.
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> It appears the branch has broken off the main tree and fallen across some vines, which from the ground, could have been confused with the body of an airman.
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> Media contact: Defence Media Liaison: 02 6265 3343 or 0408 498 664