Late Night Live

For many years, the relics of World War II littered the jungles and beaches of the South Pacific. But now, a lot of those relics are vanishing, not just to time and tide—but to collectors. There's a big and lucrative market, especially, for the last of the Pacific warplanes.

A new war is being fought over what's left of these old battlefields, a fight between the people who want to salvage and restore the warplanes and those who say they should now be left where they are.

Guests

Justin Taylan
Conservationist

Further Information

Pacific wrecks

Story Researcher and Producer

Ian Townsend

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