Justin
Taylan
Series Creator
Justin has just returned from trekking the jungles of the Pacific, to
obtain first-class high resolution color slides and digital video footage
of surviving WWII aircraft. Grandson
of WWII combat photographer Carl R. Thien, Justin is the creator of
Pacific Wreck
Database, and the author of No
Place For A Picnic, a graphic novel about his grandfather, Carl
R. Thien, a WWII combat photographer in the South Pacific. Mr. Taylan
is team leader for Pacific Ghosts expeditions in Papua New Guinea.
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Michael
Claringbould
Historian & Narration
We sought the expertise of Australian Michael Claringbould, a world
authority of the US Fifth Air Force, to provide commentary on our unique
shots. Michael is not only THE Fifth Air Force historian, he is also
a pilot and aircraft restorer. In addition, he lived in New Guinea for
thirteen years. Founder and president of Aerothentic
Publications, Michael is the author of four acclaimed books:
Hellva Pellican, Black Sunday, The Forgotten Fifth
and Forty of the Fifth.
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