“It was our biggest dream”
As we shall soon see , veteran entrepreneur David Tallichet Jr. has a special connection to the machine found in the jungle. Coincidentally, in his military career, Tallichet had co-piloted the same type of four-engined bomber discovered in Papua New Guinea. And so, in the 1980s, Hagen and Tallichet began a salvage operation that would last for decades. “It was our biggest dream,” Hagen told South California Public Radio. “Because for some reason it captured the imagination of people from all over the world…”
“It was our biggest dream”
B-17E Flying Fortress
Coincidentally, in his military career, Tallichet had co-piloted the same type of four-engined bomber discovered in Papua New Guinea. And so, in the 1980s, Hagen and Tallichet began a salvage operation that would last for decades. “It was our biggest dream,” Hagen told South California Public Radio. “Because for some reason it captured the imagination of people from all over the world…”
B-17E Flying Fortress
