Swamp Ghost

[68RR]

Some pics of her sitting in Hawaii..

[F8LSVT]

Pretty cool. Do you know what the story on it is?

[Craizie]

Damnit, I came in here thinking it was Bigfoots cousin.

[76 Maverick]

Quick google search brought this up. Interesting story....

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/swamp.html

[scootro]

Pretty cool. Do you know what the story on it is?

http://www.theswampghost.com/salvage/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Ghost_%28B-17%29

The Swamp Ghost is a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress piloted by Captain Frederick 'Fred' C. Eaton, Jr, that crashed in Papua New Guinea during the Second World War in 1942, during America's first mission there. Whilst flying over Rabaul, it was intercepted and it had to force-land.

The aircraft was rediscovered in 1972 in Agaiambo swamp, where it earned the nickname Swamp Ghost. It was salvaged in 2006 and moved to Lae wharf where it lay waiting for permission to be transferred to the United States. By February 2010, the wreck had been cleared for import to the United States.

The aircraft has been returned, and on June 11, 2010 was shown to a public gathering in Long Beach, California that included family members of the original crew. Plans were made to bring Swamp Ghost to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson for restoration to static display. However, as of March 2011, the plane is on indefinite loan to the Planes of Fame air museum at Chino Airport.[1] The Swamp Ghost was received by the Pacific Aviation Museum April 10, 2013.[2]

[eastsidetorino]

If it ever stops raining I may just meander over to Ford Island today and check that thing out