A one-on-one bond
The story of Hagen's great-uncle Major William Benn, a pioneer of the “skip bombing” technique who was reported MIA in the Pacific following a mission in 1943, sparked his interest in tracking down historic warbirds. In 1995, Hagen started his journey through the jungles of PNG. He went looking for the spot where his great-uncle had perished. Although he achieved his goal in 1998, he still had further to go in his life. That's where things started.