"Torpedo Bomber Discovered" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 05 Jul 2016 6:57 p.m. PST |
For 72 years, it was missing in action. The Navy torpedo bomber rested on the sandy bottom off Palau's coast, its fuselage violently broken from anti-aircraft fire amid heavy fighting of World War II… link |
| goragrad | 05 Jul 2016 9:45 p.m. PST |
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| wrgmr1 | 05 Jul 2016 10:14 p.m. PST |
Amazing that they could identify which aircraft this wreck is. |
Ed Mohrmann  | 06 Jul 2016 9:55 a.m. PST |
Interesting – doubtless the cautions about disturbing
wreck sites are merited, even more so if they are
considered war graves, as many sites are. However, there's also the government's interest in
potentially recovering from some areas (Great Lakes
comes to mind) for its own purposes. Sable and Wolverine probably contributed dozens of
USN aircraft to that pool, most, if not all, unarmed. Crew remains are another matter, of course. |
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