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[StartQuote] Charlie, Great mud map! The channel area between Lumbari and Kuru Kuru is the deep water Western entrance. I don't recall of any US Destroyer loss in the harbor, so that is somewhat perplexing? Also, in the US 1944 chart of Rendova Harbor there is no note of sunken vessels in that area. From the mud map in the direction of "Munda".. is the way to the photo PT pods posted here on the topic. In your overhead shot of Renedova Harbor the: "unnamed island" is what I call "OBS Motu" in my text/replies previously here on the topic. Now, as it is well known to locals even when I was there in 2008, and possibly mentioned to me in 1981. What you have drawn as the: "Mitsubishi bomber" is also the general area of the boat debris field. I suspect the the two are co-mingled - first maybe done in war to just move junk around from active use areas- then latter (post war) whoever salvaged items probably consolidated the debris for scraping purpose's- which would make sense. In going through that debris area in 2008/2009, it seemed odd that some of the aluminum bits seemed to be from a aircraft- not what I would assume to be on a PT boat. In 2009 some of the locals I was with also showed me a small bit of what they said was human bone seen among the U/W debris while we were looking. I asked if they were sure, and all were certain it was. I talked to Ronnie Day several times on the phone while he was still alive, some was about the PT's, but also the B-24 wreck inland- really nice gentleman RIP. His book is on Amazon. [EndQuote]
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