Examined 3 sites for aerial images from Sarmi Penin. , WNW to ? Mamberano River estuary. Both WE MAPS and WORLD HISTOR MAPS have gray scale images, AFTER you zoom down to about Alt. of about 3-5 thousand feet. Vertical View. Find Sarmi on its small peninsula, note Sparse housing and buildings, then follow coast to your left( WNW). Stop at first small river flowing into Sea. Note the faint white line that detours around the river mouth then rejoins the coast , thence extends along coast to your left. now go inland from the APEX of the arc formed by theWhite Line. Think COMPASS ROSE. Take heading 205 from apex . GO SLOW, MAINTAIN YOUR ALTITUDE, STOP WHEN YOU JUST OFF THE LEFT BANK of the first LOOP OF A STREAM. Now zoom out carefully until you see Coast and Sarmi. SEE STRAIGHT DOWN CLOSE TO RIVER LOOP A DARK SCAR , BLACK, REST OF SWAMP AROUND IT STILL GRAY. The dark scar is THE BEETLE: From the fat part (BODY), scan slowly along its Length you will see the smallerHEAD. Protrding from here are the two ANTENNAE POINTING obliquely toward the coast . The Beetle about 2-3 miles S by W. Bearing is about 220 from Sa

See the image if I am able to transfer it to this site and see the resemblance possibly to a beetle.

THIS IS PROBABLE FORCED LANDING SITE OF PQ.

I shall return with the close exam of this and its adjacent area.

Families Crew MACR 12423 Never told Wreck found 1947