Remains of planes called 'miracles' Dietmar Eckell's bid to photograph what he calls "miracles in aviation history" -- airplanes that were forced down without loss of life -- has taken him from African deserts to Papua New Guinean swamps, like this photo. "In Papua New Guinea, hiking to the plane was like a time travel -- you pass villages where nothing has changed in the 70 years since the plane landed," says Eckell. No electricity, running water, and they still go fishing in the dug-out canoes. The B-24D Liberator, an American heavy bomber, has rested in this swamp since 1943, during World War II.