WWII plane discovered in the jungle with coffee still in the thermos
Location: Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Year Discovered: 1972
Est. Value: $9 million*
The “Swamp Ghost” was a Boeing B-17E bomber that undoubtedly caused havoc during WWII. That is, until the plane crashed in the jungles of Papua New Guinea in 1942 after being damaged by enemy fire. The Swamp Ghost was shot down during a raid against Japanese soldiers in Rabaul, New Britain. The plane had been abandoned for decades. The kunai grass and mire had maintained it well when it was discovered in 1972. When the Swamp Ghost was discovered, there was still coffee in thermoses in the cockpit. According to some accounts, such a well-preserved WWII plane is worth around $9 million.
WWII plane discovered in the jungle with coffee still in the thermos
A Shocking Discovery from 2000-year-old Shipwreck: The Antikythera Mechanism
Location: Antikythera, Greece
Year Discovered: 1900
Est. Value: Priceless
The Antikythera Mechanism is a 2,000-year-old astronomical calculator made up of thirty hand-cut, accurate bronze gears. The complex technique was created by the ancient Greeks, and experts have spent years unraveling the riddle of this technology, which Cardiff University’s Mike Edmunds characterized as more expensive “than the Mona Lisa.” Sponge divers searching in an ancient wreckage at Antikythera, a small Greek island, uncovered the machine in 1900. Scientists were able to date this clock to 65 B.C. using radiocarbon data. In terms of total value, its historical significance makes it nearly priceless. Who can put a price on understanding how ancient civilizations read the skies?
A Shocking Discovery From 2000 Year Old Shipwreck The Antikythera Mechanism
