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Swamp Ghost’s salvage team set up camp in a village about three miles from the crash site. Click here to download
Swamp Ghost’s 12-member recovery team included 11 men and one woman, including the four pictured here. Click here to download
Military aircraft and history enthusiast Alfred Hagen canoes to the crash site. Click here to download
In 2006, Swamp Ghost’s recovery team battled malarial mosquitoes, saltwater crocodiles and hazardous conditions during the aircraft’s removal from its watery grave. Click here to download
Swamp Ghost emerged from beneath water and tall grass in the primitive New Guinea Swamp where it slept for 64 years. Click here to download
Air bags were placed under the wings of Swamp Ghost to make it float, after which its four engines and wings were removed. Click here to download
Salvage team leader Fred Hagen inspects Ghost Swamp’s wings as a helicopter used to airlift and transport its parts hovers in the background. Click here to download
The salvage team inspects the wreck. Click here to download
Swamp Ghost meets dry land for the first time in decades. Click here to download