Swamp Ghost
Enter David Tallichet Jr., a World War II veteran, and entrepreneur from Dallas who was born in 1926. The collection and restoration of military aircraft was a part-time business for him. He once owned more than 120 planes, including a B-25 Mitchell bomber and a P-40 Tomahawk, and he was a member of the RAF. Even though he was well-versed in his field at the time, could he save Swamp Ghost?
Swamp Ghost
The Greatest Dream
Tallichet’s military career had included co-piloting the same type of four-engine bomber like the one discovered in Papua New Guinea, which was a happy coincidence. In the early 1980s, Hagen and Tallichet began a salvage operation that would last decades before it was successfully completed. According to Hagen, a spokesperson for South California Public Radio, “It was our greatest dream.” The reason for this is that, for some reason, it captured the imagination of people all over the world.
The Greatest Dream
