Courtesy of Trevor Michie's PNG Gossip Newsletter
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** Swamp Ghost **
The removal of the Swamp Ghost, a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, from Oro Province has caused more than a few ripples at various organisations around the country. It has been reported that the Swamp Ghost was purchased for US$100,000 from the National Museum and Art Gallery. Government authorities are now questioning why such a valuable asset was allowed to be sold for such a low price. The Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) claim that they have not received any advice from the shippers to say the asset is being exported from the country and the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee have said to do all possible to block the shipment until an investigation can be carried out. The National Museum and Art Gallery has also been directed to put together a submission for Culture and Tourism Minister David Basua to take to cabinet regarding the World War bomber.
The Swamp Ghost was returning from an air raid mission to East New Britain when it crash-landed at Agaiembo Lake in 1942.
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