They Called It A Swamp Ghost, But It Became A Treasured Find

War Enthusiasts

Every year, war enthusiasts had flocked to the country to see for themselves the wreckage that lay strewn over many parts of the islands. Papua New Guinea, because of its strategic location, it became the site of many clashes between the Australians, Japanese and Americans, all of which had set up military bases in different areas.

But Fred Hagen and David Tallichet were about to make the discovery of a lifetime.