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Nathaniel · 12th November 2009, 02:21 AM

I'm watching this on TV right now...thought some others might find this program interesting

"In 1944, as war raged across the globe, an incredible drama unfolded in the remote jungles of Borneo. A U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and as the plane went down, the surviving crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. Pursued by Japanese soldiers, they were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe—the so-called “wild men of Borneo,”

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/epis...a-preview/451/

12th November 2009, 02:21 AM	#1
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	PBS -"The Airmen and the Headhunters" I'm watching this on TV right now...thought some others might find this program interesting "In 1944, as war raged across the globe, an incredible drama unfolded in the remote jungles of Borneo. A U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and as the plane went down, the surviving crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. Pursued by Japanese soldiers, they were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe—the so-called “wild men of Borneo,” http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/epis...a-preview/451/