Wasn’t aware that it was ever lost. After all, it has been sitting at Bamaga’s only airport for 67 years.

Yes, its hardly lost, or “just found”.

Not only was the crashsite known and recorded during the war, and its not where it crashed, its sitting at the RSU where it was stripped for components. It features in the photos of most visitors to the airport, and is on a well beaten 4WD tourist track.

The wreck is well known and is on the Qld Heritage List.

http://www.publicworks.qld.gov.au/sites/qldwwiiplaces/pages/Places.aspx?PlaceCode=QWWIIHP-76

See page 29
http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/cape-york/pdf/cypwh-booklet.pdf

Regards

Mark Pilkington