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Muddy roads that led to the river we had to cross.Once across the river, we hiked 4 hours to the P-38 crash site.Our camp site that was set up for us. The stick beds were not comfortable!The next day after reaching the camp, Fred was flown in by helicopter. Fred was carried in a chair to the crash site. Fred looking at pieces of his plane with Cecilie Benjamin.Picture of the ID tag on the plane's radio.Bullet holes??Plane's radioOne of the 4 radiators found on the P-38. They were in excellent condition.One of the four camera's aperature.A roll of film.Front landing strut. The P-38 was a very big plane.A instructional tag that was located within the cockpit.One of the prop blades sticking out of the ground.ID tag on front landing strut.Plane wreckage.More pieces of the plane.Craig looking at more pieces from the P-38 wreckage.Remains of one of the twin booms or tails found on the P-38.Fred and Craig having their picture taken next to a couple of pieces off the plane.Fred published this book on his adventures in Papua New Guinea.In July of 2006, I had the honor of visiting a P-38 Lightning that was flown by Fred Hargesheimer. Fred was 90 years old when I and a small group went in to look at the crash site of his P-38. This P-38 was fitted for photo recon with 4 cameras and no weapons.For more info on Fred and his fascinating story on how he survived after being shot down please go to:Fred HargesheimerPage-0Bible-Teaching-picsLiteracy-picsMedical-picsVillage-life-picsPNG-MapPlanes-HelicoptersBaptismsOur-HomeEmail-writeB17B25Hoskinsemail