Unexplainable
Over the years, the plane’s design has evolved to incorporate technological advancements that have been made. Finally, in September 1941, the first B-17E bombers went into service in the United States. In total, more than 12,000 B-17 planes were used during the war, including 8,600 of the final B-17G model, which was used in the Pacific Theater. However, none of this provided an explanation for what had happened to Swamp Ghost.
A Disaster Struck
Just one day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Swamp Ghost was assigned to fly into the city from San Francisco. But, as fate would have it, the plane did not join the Kangaroo Squadron on that particular day. Instead, it went on to participate in some of the first WWII American bombing missions. Then something bad happened.