RMAllnutt wrote:I seem to remember that the remains of another N-3PB were located recently in Iceland, or Norway. I do not know what they consist of, or if they are to be recovered though.
Cheers,
Richard
One more bird in Reykjavik Richard..there are plans to recover her....
"Sonar Images of WW 2 Northrop N-3PB
Reykjavik, March 2006
Recently, a Gavia AUV on a training mission took the first side scan sonar images of a rare Northrop N-3PB seaplane that crashed just short of Reykjavik airport during the Second World War. N-3PB patrol bombers in Reykjavík were operated against German U-boats by the Norwegian 330 Squadron of the RAF.
Commissioned by the Royal Norwegian Air Force in 1940 for coastal defence, the N-3PB was the first aircraft designed and produced by the newly founded Northrop Aircraft, Inc. The position of this second known surviving N-3PB aircraft was supplied by the Icelandic Coast Guard and it is located in a protected area as the airplane is believed to contain unexploded ordinance onboard according to this article. The Gavia was equipped with the Marine Sonic 900 / 1800 kHz SSS. Click on the image for a larger view."
www.gavia.is/images/Flugvelblurredpositionfull.jpg
Peter, thank-you for this excellent thread and SUPERB photos. I am a big
fan of Jack Northrop's design-savvy and genius!!!
Erik H, GREAT snaps from Gardemoen!!!