Meanwhile, the downed Flying Fortress was forgotten… until it was spotted during a helicopter overflight in 1972. Hagen’s rescue operation finally concluded in 2006.
Four years later, permission was finally granted to allow the Swamp Ghost to return to the United States. It was then displayed to the public for the first time in Long Beach, California, and among the guests were members of the original crew’s family.
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