B-17 bomber

April 25 1945 Eighth Air Force Pacific Aviation Museum Papua New Guinea Pearl Harbor Skoda Works Pilsen Swamp Ghost World War II aviation World War II aviation history WWII history

The Hangar Jun 3, 2026

Swamp Ghost the B-seventeen found in a Papua New Guinea swamp and the thirty-four-year mission to bring her home

The story of Swamp Ghost, a B-17E bomber lost in a Papua New Guinea swamp in 1942 and recovered 64 years later for display at Pearl Harbor.

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The Hangar Apr 25, 2026

The Eighth Air Force's last bombing mission over Europe on April twenty-fifth, nineteen forty-five

On April 25, 1945, the Eighth Air Force flew its final bombing mission over Europe, striking the Skoda works at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.

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