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Awakening the Past: Reimagining Kavieng's Ghosts of the Machines

There is a huge potential for wreck photogrammetry in Kavieng and the neighbouring large island of New Hanover in Papua New Guinea, for it is here that one can find several notable wrecks of WWII aircraft. Don Silcock shares his experience working with technical expert Sean Twomey in an initiative to capture photogrammetry imagery of the wrecks before they succumb to the ravages of time and eventually disappear.

Words:
Don Silcock
Images:
Don Silcock
Photogrammetry image of the wreck of a Nakajima “Kate” B5N fighter-bomber in Kavieng. Image by Sean Twomey
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Wrecks & Archaeology

World War II came to the Australian territory of New Guinea in January 1942 when the Imperial Japanese Army invaded Rabaul in New Britain, followed shortly after by the taking of Kavieng in nearby New Ireland.

The invasion turned New Guinea into a major theatre of war in the battle for the Pacific and there were many brutal encounters between the invading Japanese and the defending Australian forces.

FREE Intro to photogrammetry class—starts today!

Do you want to bring your dive projects to life? GUE instructor trainer John Kendall is kicking off a free introduction to photogrammetry class, starting at 16.00 British Summer Time TODAY!

Photo & Video

Anyone is welcome to join in—you don't need to have a GUE qualification—and you don't need any previous experience. And because this is a 'dry' course, you don't need to be a scuba diver!

The Sessions

This class has has been broken up into four sections, to enable you to go and try what is taught between sessions. You do need to do all four sessions, and it will be live, not pre-recorded. Each session will last about an hour.

Monday 30 March - 16.00 BST
Thursday 2 April - 16.00 BST
Monday 6 April - 16.00 BST
Thursday 9 April - 16.00 BST

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