The Swamp Ghost is a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress piloted by Captain Frederick 'Fred' C. Eaton, Jr, that ditched in a swamp on Papua New Guinea during World War II, after an attack on ships at Japanese-occupied New Britain on February 23, 1942. While flying over Rabaul, it was intercepted[by whom?] and eventually, having run out of fuel, had to force-land in a remote swamp near the north coast of New Guinea. All of the crew survived the crash landing and arduous trek out.[1]
The aircraft was rediscovered in 1972 in Agaiambo swamp, where it earned the nickname Swamp Ghost. In 1989, the Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center planned to recover it.[2] It was salvaged in 2006 and moved to Lae wharf where it lay waiting for permission to be transferred to the United States.[3] By February 2010, the wreck had been cleared for import to the United States.[4]
Display and restorationedit
Swamp Ghost undergoing restoration in October 2015
In 2010, the aircraft was shipped to the United States, 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. After arriving at Long Beach, the aircraft was on indefinite loan to the Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino Airport.[5]
The Swamp Ghost was received by the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor on April 10, 2013.[1] As of August 2013, the museum planned to restore the aircraft for static display in Hangar 79 on Ford Island. As of February 2022[update], the aircraft is on display in Hangar 79, undergoing restoration.[6]
^ abMurata, A.; Koivunen, J. (2013-04-10). (PDF). press release. Pacific Aviation Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
^Soberanes, Bill (11 June 1991). "The Swamp Ghost". Petaluma Argus-Courier. p. 11.
^Antczak, John (11 June 2010). . The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^. War History Online. 6 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
^"Swamp Ghost Fuselage On Display at Chino" (PDF). Retrieved 18 January 2013.
^Rivette, Thomas (January 28, 2019). "Pacific Aviation Museum, Oahu 2019". Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via Flickr.
External linksedit
John Weeks webpage - photo of Swamp Ghost
The Swamp Ghost, Retrieved on April 10, 2009,
Pacific Wrecks - B-17E Serial Number 41-2446 (aka 'Swamp Ghost'), Retrieved on April 10, 2009
Swamp Ghost website
Google Maps satellite image of the Swamp Ghost
Aero Archaeology video of Swamp Ghost
Swamp Ghost at the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor
May 03, 2024
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