I just read an article in the OCT 07 edition of Smithsonian magazine about a B17 E known as the Swamp Ghost.  If you’ve ever spent any time over at pacificwrecks.com, you’ve probably read about it.  Or here at theswampghost.com.
The Smithsonian article talks about the making of a legend, but also of its recent salvage by an American businessman. Â In short, he made a deal to get the plane, got the plane, but the PNG government put the brakes on the deal before it was shipped off the island. Â It’s kind of a complicated deal, and the article does a good job at showing this.Â
In a related note, J Taylan, the expert cited in the article (and owner of the pacificwrecks.com web site) was just released from Solomon Islands detention for, according to the charges, “unlawfully enter[ing] or [being] unlawfully present in the Solomon Islands.”  He has been held, with several others, since NOV 6.  His story is here.
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