A Rescue Operation
That’s when Hagen and Tallichet embarked on a rescue operation in the 1980s that would take decades. “It was our grandest dream,” said Hagen to Southern California Public Radio.
“Because for one reason or another, it captured the imagination of people around the world…” The behemoth was actually a B-17E Flying Fortress of the US Air Force. According to tradition, its name was chosen by Boeing after remarks made by a journalist from The Seattle Times on the day of its maiden test flight in July 1935.