May 2010
In an operation costing $125,000, a SB2C-4 Helldiver was brought up fronm the bottom of Lower Otay Reservoir in San Diego, and will be on display after conservation at the National naval Aviation Museum in pensacola, Florida.
A took off from an aircraft carrier May 28, 1945, and develped engine failure causing pilot E.D. Frazer of Texas and gunner Joseph Martz of Ohio to crash in the water. They both swam to shore, but unfortunately, have since died.
The plane's final resting place was forgotten until March 2009 when fishermen using an electronic fish-finder found it in 85 feet of water.
Only six Helldivers are in existence which makes this a rare find.
Always Glad to hear of Recoveries Like This. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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