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Helldiver Wrecks

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

Fri Dec 31, 2004 5:36 pm

They are news to me thanks Mike

Re: Helldiver Wrecks

Fri Dec 31, 2004 10:15 pm

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?

Sonar Fish

Fri Dec 31, 2004 11:10 pm

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

Sat Jan 01, 2005 11:42 am

I found it on Joe Baugher's site.

Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:09 am

If there is a will there is a way.

Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:39 am

Anybody know about these SB2C wrecks?

1 in Otay Lake, CA


How do you know?

Who are your sources?

Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:28 pm

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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