Swamp Ghost



60' | History/People | HD
USA 2020
Parade Media
for History Channel
On February 23rd 1942, after America's first heavy bomber offensive raid of World War II, a bullet-riddled U.S. B-17E bomber Crash landed in a remote swamp in Papua New Guinea.
The crew of nine survived, and over the next six weeks, battled malaria and heat exhaustion to make their way to safety. But the Flying Fortress was left for lost for decades. It wasn't until 1972, three decades after its crash, that Australian soldiers spotted the partially submerged aircraft from a helicopter. They landed on one of its wings to investigate and found it "eerily untouched,” It was at this moment that the aircraft earned the name THE SWAMP GHOST.
After a half-century in the soggy marsh, this once-forgotten piece of history had a new mission to return home!
Fred Hagen, Aircraft Historian and Recovery Expert is on mission to recover the Swamp Ghost and return it home. Fred and his team trek through crocodile and deadly insect infested swamps to recover the long lost aircraft.
SWAMP GHOST is an hour long documentary covering the attempt to recover the long lost aircraft.

 




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