Helldiver Wrecks

Wolverine · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2004 3:42 pm

Anybody know about these SB2C wrecks?

1 in Otay Lake, CA
several off Hawaii

3 or 4 in the Marshalls
1 in a lake in Japan (I read about it in a book called Flyboys)

What is there status? Are there any more?

Thanks...
Wolverine

HELLDIVERS · **Joined:** Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:38 pm **Posts:** 642

They are news to me thanks Mike

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Wolverine wrote:

Anybody know about these SB2C wrecks?

1 in Otay Lake, CA

Here is some info on the upper and lower Otay reservoirs:

http://www.sdfish.com/lakes/otaylower/index.html and http://www.socalbass.net/lakes/otay.html Looks like this is a well known fishing hole, so I would be surprised that a readily identifiable aircraft wouldn't have already been discovered with a 3D fishfinder.
http://www.sdfish.com/lakes/otayupper/ Upper Otay does not allow boats. You would have to tow your sonar from your inner tube.

You might want to contact fish and game to see what they know- assuming this is the same Otay Lake.

Where did this refernece come from?

airnutz · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:10 pm

...uh,hem..may I suggest a "trolling motor powered" inner-tube, or kayak?

Wolverine · **Posted:** Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:42 am

I found it on Joe Baugher's site.

Broken-Wrench · **Joined:** Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:37 pm **Posts:** 1197

If there is a will there is a way.

HarvardIV · **Joined:** Mon Oct 04, 2004 9:08 pm **Posts:** 1437

Quote:

Anybody know about these SB2C wrecks?

1 in Otay Lake, CA

How do you know?

Who are your sources?

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11324

Wolverine wrote:

I found it on Joe Baugher's site.

Bureau Number 19886 (VB-14) ditched in Otay Lake, CA 5/28/1945.

Anyone know the final disposition? Was it recovered?

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