Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary’s unique wetland ecosystem makes the growth of this rare orchid possible. Swamp Ghost, a large restoration project. I suppose it was therapeutic to re-live the amazing escape from the Agaiambo swamp. All of the crew survived the crash landing and arduous trek out. Whilst flying over Rabaul, it was intercepted and it had to force-land. After a week in the hospital, the men returned to combat, but their plane did not. In November 2005, he obtained an export permit for the B-17 for $100,000. Restoration programs and careful planning can help, however. They didn’t want to take a chance on running into enemy fighters, if they could help it. Swamp Ghost history lesson with Historian Peter Dunn of Australia @ War. Posted on December 15, 2019 By tlbanaszynski Comments Off on December 2019 Work Party I’m going to share a secret with you all. This page was last edited on 14 November 2020, at 02:34. The Japanese were working hard to make this mission fail too. This was where the plane’s legend was born. Swamp Ghost was not with the squadron on that fateful day. Dunn is an expert on the B-17 "Kangaroo Squadron." The aircraft was rediscovered in 1972 in Agaiambo swamp, where it earned the nickname Swamp Ghost. [1], The aircraft was rediscovered in 1972 in Agaiambo swamp, where it earned the nickname Swamp Ghost. On February 22, 1942, nine B-17Es of the 19th Bombing Group were scheduled to take off for Rabaul. While flying over Rabaul, it was intercepted and eventually, having run out of fuel, had to force-land in a remote swamp near the north coast of New Guinea. This restoration project would dredge the Intracoastal Waterway to increase the flow of Atchafalaya River water east in the Terrebonne Basin. There aren't many left (about 46). [5] The Swamp Ghost was received by the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harbor on April 10, 2013. The Swamp Ghost started out as B-17 Flying Fortress, 41-2446 (which is not a tail number, and indicated that the plane was a new purchase) and under that number it was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Unfortunately, this mission seemed doomed from the start, as nothing would go quite as planned. For four weeks they labored over the aircraft, dismantling it in order to ship it out of the country. Finally, poor visibility separated the five remaining in flight. Your email address will not be published. Alfred Hagen, a pilot and commercial builder from Pennsylvania, set his sights on Swamp Ghost and wanted to take it free it from the disintegration of the swamp. 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. They plan full restorati Swamp Ghost B-17E unveiled today - … It took two days of hacking their way through the razor-sharp kunai grass for the men to reach dry land. Powered by WordPress and WordPress Theme created with Artisteer. The PNG government's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) began an inquiry into the sale of the bomber. As he lined up to unleash his payload, the bomb bay doors malfunctioned. [1] As of August 2013, the museum planned to restore the aircraft for static display in Hangar 79 on Ford Island. This is the famous "Swamp Ghost", salvaged from a swamp in one of the many islands in the south pacific long after the war ended. Instead, it flew in shortly after the attack. Fortunately for the crew, the wing didn’t detonate. ... For example, a September 2019 … The plane, a B17 “Flying Fortress” ran critically low on fuel during a mission and had to be ditched in a jungle swamp in the Papua New Guinea area in 1942. . The decision was made to protect and preserve the airframe as a relic as she was in the swamp. River Reintroduction into Maurepas Swamp project would help restore and maintain one of the Maurepas Swamp – one nation’s largest forested wetlands. He seemed like a natural fit for the Swamp Ghost nose art.”The history of Swamp Ghost, the airplane, is a unique one; no lives were lost in the crash. The controversy over its removal halted the cargo before it could be shipped to the United States. The Swamp Ghost began its very short career on December 6, 1941, one day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. 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 the Second World War, after a raid on ships at Japanese-occupied New Britain on February 23, 1942. After the removal of B-17E 41-2446 "Swamp Ghost' in early May 2006, the salvage was halted. Oct 09, 2019 Project would help sustain world-renowned swamp, provide protection for Baton Rouge and other communities NEW ORLEANS, LA – Today the Gulf Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council) announced restoration priorities to consider across the Gulf, which included investing in a critical diversion project in Louisiana’s Maurepas Swamp. [6], List of surviving Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses, "Legendary Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress a.k.a. Stored for a time in California, the B-17E "Swamp Ghost" returned to Hawaii in 2014. David C. Tallichet’s* recovery of the B-17 High above recently captured Rabaul, New Britain, and piloting a fully loaded B-17E Flying Fortress, Capt. After Eaton returned home, 41-2446 slipped from the public eye for nearly three decades. Your email address will not be published. After arriving at Long Beach, the aircraft was on indefinite loan to the Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino Airport. The wreckage of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress undergoing restoration inside Hangar 79. To further complicate matters, bad weather conditions made it difficult to see up in the air for those who were able to takeoff. Sanctuary staff and partners published a groundbreaking scientific paper detailing ghost orchid pollination in 2019 and highlighted the increased risk for ghost orchids at the Sanctuary as a result of water loss from regional land-use changes. As of January 2019[update], the aircraft is on display in Hangar 79, undergoing restoration. [2] It was salvaged in 2006 and moved to Lae wharf where it lay waiting for permission to be transferred to the United States. 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Whenever these missions would take him over the crash site, he would circle it and tell his new crewmembers the story of what happened. Swamp Ghost’s crew included Pilot Captain Frederick C. “Fred” Eaton, Co-Pilot Captain Henry M. “Hotfoot” Harlow, Navigator 1st Lieutenant George B. Munroe Jr, Bombardier Sergeant J.J. Trelia, Flight Engineer Technical Sergeant Clarence A. LeMieux, Radio Operator/Gunner Sergeant Howard A. Sorensen, Waist Gunner Sergeant William E. Schwartz, Waist Gunner Technical Sergeant Russell Crawford, and Tail Gunner Staff Sergeant John V. Hall. During home renovations, a young couple release a fiery spirit seeking retribution. In 2019, research conducted at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary made international headlines when visiting researchers’ camera traps captured the pollination of a ghost orchid and up-ended long-standing hypotheses about the identity of this rare orchid’s pollinators. They would have to land in New Guinea. The only crew change would be Sergeant Richard Oliver, who replaced Bombardier Trelia after he became ill. Because of the B-17’s long flying range, the Japanese control of Wake Island and Guam, and the Vichy government’s armistice with the Nazi government, 41-2446 island hopped nearly 5,700 detour miles to get to Townsville. Created by Gary Dauberman, Mark Verheiden. The plane and her crew were based at Wheeler Field in Wahiawa for a very short time, and flew patrol missions for the Navy until February 1942, when the Japanese Troops invaded Rabaul on New Britain and established a base. Eleven days later, the bomber departed California for Hickam Field in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. David Tallichet, an antique plane collector, who had been a World War II air pilot himself, began the huge task. Japanese fire was intense and a flak round managed to punch a hole through the starboard wing of 41-2556. With Crystal Reed, Virginia Madsen, Andy Bean, Derek Mears. Directed by Zack Ward. The only good news in this horrific failure of a mission was that the crew was unscathed, except for one with minor cuts and scrapes. For a short time, the crew was based at Wheeler Field in Wahiawa and flew patrol missions for the Navy until February 1942.In February 1942, Japanese Troops invaded Rabaul on New Britain and established a base. It was not until the 1980’s that efforts were made to remove the bomber from the swamp. November 2019 Work Party Posted on November 29, 2019 By tlbanaszynski Comments Off on November 2019 Work Party Today, as a community, we began the work of letting Wallace Swamp Creek Park breathe with more spaciousness and ease. Captain Fred Eaton thought he was setting down the bomber in a wheat field, however, they actually landed wheels-up in the middle of Agaiambo swamp. Once the fad of recovering World War II aircraft really took off. Currently (May 2013) un-restored at the Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. The Swamp Ghost was received by the Pacific Aviation Museum in Pearl Harboron April 10, 2013… With Emily O'Brien, Adrian Gaeta, Zack Ward, Sarah Ann Schultz. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. After a night of rest, they traveled downriver in canoes, where they were handed over to an Australian magistrate, and eventually arrived at Port Moresby on April 1…thirty six days after their crash. Now, they still had to get out of the swamp. They nicknamed the plane, Swamp Ghost, and the name stuck. After spotting the wreckage from a helicopter, they landed on the aircraft’s wing and found the plane semi-submerged, and strangely intact. The propellors were bent in 1942 when “Swamp Ghost” had to crash land It was quite a logistics challenge getting a large bomber out of that swamp! Plans were made to bring Swamp Ghost to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson for restoration to static display. David Tallichet, an antique plane collector, who had been a World War II … Abby Arcane returns home to Marais, Louisiana to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, only to discover the dark, terrifying mysteries of the swamp. [4], 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. Message << Older Topic Newer Topic >> B-17E "Swamp Ghost" Restoration (OT) - 6/2/2014 1:58:51 AM Paladin1dcs. Thanks to warbird collector Charles Darby who included dozens of photographs in his book, Pacific Aircraft Wrecks, word spread in 1979 . The Swamp Ghost began its very short career on December 6, 1941, one day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. When 41-2446 was to drop its payload, the bomb bay malfunctioned. Then, in 1972, some Australian soldiers happened upon the crash. Out of the nine aircraft, four had to completely abort the mission due to mechanical problems. Of course, this was a threat to the rest of New Guinea and Australia. Whilst flying over Rabaul, it was intercepted and it had to force-land. Restoration is underway in Hangar 79, which guests can visit on a special Swamp Ghost tour. Plans were made to bring Swamp Ghost to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson for restoration to static display. Eleven days later, the bomber departed California for Hickam Field in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Then, suddenly, the worst happened. There’s a $5 extra charge on top of the museum’s $25 admission . www.pacificaviationmuseum.org/supportus/b-17-swamp-ghost/ "Swamp Ghost" has the distinction of being the last intact and un-retired World War II-era B-17E bomber, complete with 121 bullet holes. It was brought to Hawaii in April 2013 and restored for exhibition on Ford Island's Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor. Pacific Aviation Museum, Oahu 2019. In response to the invasion, 41-2446 was ordered to Garbutt Field, Townsville, in Queensland, Australia. To save themselves and set the spirit free, they must uncover the dire truth. The machine guns were in place, and even the coffee thermoses were intact. Corkscrew "Super" Ghost Orchid. Hangar 79 is the proud home of The Shealy Restoration Shop, a genuine aircraft restoration shop that brings the aircraft of decades past back to life. Eventually, it was cleared for import and by February 2010 it arrived at the Pacific Aviation Museum at Pearl Harbor for display. Commentary by Museum Curator Burl Burlingame from the tail section of our Boeing B-17E Flying fortress, a.k.a "Swamp Ghost." Frederick “Fred” C. Eaton, Jr. had just spotted his target – a 10,000-ton enemy freighter. [3] By February 2010, the wreck had been cleared for import to the United States. The Shealy Restoration Shop is filled with an array of vintage aircraft awaiting preparation for future display, including the legendary B-17 Swamp Ghost … While the crew hoped to make it to Fort Moresby, they were low on fuel. They ran into some locals who were chopping wood. The dog-fight, had seen to that. If anybody hasn't been following this, the "Swamp Ghost", salvaged from a New Guinnea swamp was unveiled today in Long Beach. The crew had to go around for a second pass, where they managed a clear drop over their target. After 41-2446’s crash, Captain Fred Eaton flew 60 more missions. Instead, it flew in shortly after the attack. 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. I would like to say that was all the problems they ran into, but there’s more. First, I've gotten the sighting blister more or less squared away. After arriving at Long Beach, the aircraft was on indefinite loan to the Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino Airport. This probe explored the legality and validity of the salvage. Swamp Ghost was not with the squadron on that fateful day. I’ve had a number in mind when thinking about how many people I’d like to have participate in the Wallace Swamp Creek Park habitat restoration events that … The Swamp Ghost managed to take down three enemy fighters out of a dozen. All Forums >> [New Releases from Matrix Games] >> War in the Pacific: Admiral's Edition >> B-17E "Swamp Ghost" Restoration (OT) Page: [1] Login . . This particular B-17 Flying Fortress (41-2446) was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) on December 6, 1941-just one day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. I carefully cut and sanded a ring from cardstock and then, holding a piece of sandpaper (grit side up) against the belly of the fortress, sanded the ring. Trekkers hiked into the site and began stripping the aircraft for keepsakes and sellable items. The aircraft was rediscovered in 1972 in Agaiambo swamp, where it earned the nickname Swamp Ghost. Hagen's company, Aero Archaeology, obtained an export permit for the Swamp Ghost from New Guinea's National Museum and Art Gallery in November 2005 in return for $100,000. It was not until the 1980’s that efforts were made to remove the bomber from the swamp. The Swamp Ghost started out as B-17 Flying Fortress, 41-2446 (which is not a tail number, and indicated that the plane was a new purchase) and under that number it was delivered to the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). Required fields are marked *. The locals took them, horribly bitten by mosquitos and infected with malaria, to their village. A dogfight ensued after the Swamp Ghost made its second pass on its target, which luckily was successful as they were able to finally get the bomb bay open, giving the enemy less time to counter-attack. In 1989, the Travis Air Force Base Heritage Center planned to recover it. 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. Despite the stripping, the aircraft structure itself remained remarkably intact, until it was removed from the swamp. More movement on the Ghost. Eight flowers and at least one bud show in this July 8, 2019 photo by volunteer RJ Wiley. Restoration was considered, but the condition of the airframe — and the destruction of major structural elements during removal from the swamp — mitigated against it. 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