Hi Pat,
We have a few other aircraft here off Maui. They have an "F6F" engine and wing very shallow (about 30 feet), a Sherman Tank and a Landing Craft (both together), AnotherSherman Tank off a beach called Big Beach which I haven't dove yet... Also in about 190 feet of water they have a 4 engine bomber PB4y which I have yet to dive...
We're going to look for another plane wreck soon based upon some info my friend Brad has about it's location..
Here's a video of the PB4Y from someone on youtube... it's deep and a rebreather/tech dive...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97uOrtxXOP8&feature=fvsrThe "Hell" Diver we found is in under 60 feet of water... sadly my buddy asked me not to tell it's location but I know the cat will be out of the bag very soon
Here's some info I gathered from the Avation Archaeology site about the SB2c series losses off Maui:
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/USN/LLMar44.htm3/1/1944 SB2C-1 00107 VB-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
3/7/1944 SB2C-1C 18322 VB-8 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS B.R. BARCLAY S
5/15/1944 SB2C-1C 00323 VB-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
5/15/1944 SB2C-1C 18343 VB-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
7/19/1944 SB2C-3 18994 VB-20 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
8/8/1944 SB2C-1C 00278 CASU-4 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LT J.H. BURNETTE S
8/31/1944 SB2C-1C 00338 VB-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS JAMES B. SKINNER S
9/4/1944 SB2C-1C 00362 VB-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG AUTHUR N. AVERY S
6/12/1944 SB2C-3 18728 VB-13 USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) PUUNENE ECENPAC LT R.J. WEBER S
1/17/1945 SB2C-4 19731 VB-83 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS C.W. KING S
10/2/1944 SB2C-3 19182 CASU-4 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
12/1/1944 SB2C-4 19746 VB-83 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC LTJG BILLY JESS SHEARON D
12/16/1944 SB2C-4 19926 VB-83 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS WALTER W. GORMAN S
12/16/1944 SB2C-4 19936 VB-83 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC ENS CARMAN J. JACOBSON M
2/16/1945 SBD-3 06588 VJ-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
2/16/1945 SBD-3 06537 VJ-3 PUUNENE HAWAII ECENPAC
Can someone point me to any good historical reference to find out more about these crashes or pilots?
When I get some more photos of the wreck or take some video I'll definitely post it here! You guys are really helpful!
Thanks,
Sean
P.S. the forum renamed the H3LL Diver to the Heck Diver
(edited to correct 2nd plane off Maui, it's a tank sorry)