Rare Boeing B-17E brought back to the US

[casey jones]

A Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress that landed at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941 during the Japanese attack has been recovered from a jungle marsh in New Gueine and is now in Long Beach California, there are plans to restore it to flying condition. The plane was almost nearly intact.

Cheers

Casey

 

[Moses03]

Very cool!

Some photos here: http://www.everythinglongbeach.com/b-17e-bomber-swamp-ghost-returns-home/

And here: http://aeroarchaeology.com/

 

[Ferry_vO]

That would be the Swamp Ghost I assume?

http://www.theswampghost.com/

Been a long fight to get her home!

 

[crashaz]

Welcome back home! Wow an E model.

 

[hewman100]

It's always good when a significant type is brought back. And to be one with that history attached makes it all the more important.

 

[Jagdflieger]

This plane is mentiond in the new book "Fortress Rabaul." The plane was damaged on one of the first raids to Rabaul. The plane, due to damage, didn't have enough fuel to get over the Owen Stanly Mountains to refuel at 7 Mile Stip at Port Moresby, so the crew made a forced landing in the swamp and then escaped on foot back to Port Moresby.

 

[NWarty]

They finally got "Swamp Ghost" home!

 

[Naki]

That B-17E was sitting on our local wharf for a while back in March..good to see its arrived home.

http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=32556&highlight=swamp+ghost