Save B-17E 'Swamp Ghost'
The country of Papua New Guinea, an independent 3rd world Pacific nation was the site of intense battles during WWII sixty years ago. That legacy left the county with many war relics - including aircr... continue reading »
"This last intact unrecovered B-17 must be saved"
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"As the Executive Director of an international aviation archaeological foundation (www.tighar.org) and the leader, almost 20 years ago, of an attempt to secure permission to recover and remove the aircraft from PNG, I now heartily endorse efforts to insure"
"Let the heroes rest."
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"Leave it where it is"
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"The swamp ghost, B-17E remainder of once fierce battle for the pacific, belongs to its builders, designers, pilots, crew and country. few can handle the gigantic finantial task of rebuilding and bringing warbirds back to flying status I support America an"
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"Please save this important part of our history"
"I love the B-17 - all variants - beautiful airplane and I feel she should be put back where she belongs - IN THE AIR as a flying memorial to ALL those B-17 airmen who never came home."
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"Save the Swamp Ghost!"
"To bad they couldn't get this historical aircraft out of the country before the PNG gov't decided it wants a piece of the action. Now the aircraft will rot as PNG has neither the resources or the money to complete such a task. Do the right thing PNG gov't"
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"This aircraft is a time capsule of American history and part of the price of that freedom long forgotten in this Country,"
"just save it !!"
"save swamp ghost for all to see what others did for png"
"good should have happened long ago"
"KEEP THE PLANE WHERE IT CRASHED BUT RESTORE IT!"
"I believe my father would have wanted the 17E 'Swamp Ghost' saved. He would have loved to have seen 'her' again. I don't think she belongs only to PNG. I would like for her to return to the USA and be restored and on display as a Memorial to WWII Veterans"
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