The Swamp Ghost, A Treasured WWII Discovery & Holy Relic To Locals
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. Thirty years later, in 1972, the Royal Australian... Sign in to see full entry.