The Military Unraveled A Mystery When They Saw This In The Jungle

Rabaul

Japan’s invasion threatened the safety of New Guinea and Australia. So, the Swamp Ghost was ordered to head to Townsville in Queensland, Australia. Due to many complications, the aircraft had nearly 5,700 detour miles just to get to Townsville.

On the fateful day of February 22, 1942, nine B-17Es were tasked to set off a bomb in Rabaul. Then, things didn’t go quite as they had planned. Due to mechanical problems, 4 out of the 9 dropped out of the mission.