"The B-17 Swamp Ghost – Found After 68 Years In the Jungle" Topic

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Tango01	18 Jun 2016 3:14 p.m. PST
Old… but still interesting… "On Feb. 23, 1942, a B-17E Flying Fortress bomber crashed in one of the most remote and wild places on Earth: the primitive Agaimbo swamp located on the island of Papua New Guinea. The plane, piloted by young U.S. Army Air Corps Captain Fred Eaton, had flown a long, dangerous mission from Australia against the Japanese Fortress at Rabaul in New Britain. This was the first long-range Allied bombing mission of World War II following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor that included the U.S. The crew survived their ordeal and, after a six-week trek to safety, returned to combat. Their B-17E, however, remained forgotten in the swamp until it was rediscovered in 1972 by an Australian Air Force crew…" From here link Amicalement Armand
RavenscraftCybernetics	18 Jun 2016 4:46 p.m. PST
wasnt that featured in the movie "Heavy Metal"?

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