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Secrets of the Dead  The Airmen and the Headhunters

Uncovers a WWII survivor tale of US soldiers lost in Borneo and their unlikely rescuers Details

 
 

Program: Secrets of the Dead

Episode: The Airmen and the Headhunters

In 1944, a U.S. bomber was hit by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and the crew ejected and parachuted into the wilderness. They were taken in and protected by members of the Dayak tribe - the "wild men of Borneo," who were infamous for their custom of hunting and smoking enemy heads. Months later, the airmen were found by an eccentric British Major who devised an ingenious plan to rescue the men.

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Plane crash , natives , wwII , Borneo , jungle , soldiers , survivoral , Dayak , aborigines , rescue

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Duration: (52:36)
Premiere Date: 11/10/2009
Episode Expires: None
TV Rating: TV-PG


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