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In reply to the discussion: Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims [View all]
brewens
(13,924 posts)29. There are more than a few planes probably down in that area. My dad was lucky to have survived the war. He was in a car
wreck in training and missed deployment of VB-104. "The Buccaneers of Hary Sears". The crew he was with was lost with all hands on their way to Guadalcanal. Then he got in a fight with the pilot of his next crew and was transferred to another crew. Those guys were lost with all hands on patrol. They flew PB4Ys. The Navy designation of the B-24 they used for long range recon.
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Amelia Earhart's long-lost plane possibly detected by sonar 16,000 feet underwater, exploration team claims [View all]
Kennah
Jan 2024
OP
Looks like a "swept wing aircraft" to this admittedly untrained observer. Not what she was flying.
RussellCattle
Jan 2024
#52
I See A Documentary Film Being Made Of This Find - Coming To The History Channel....nt
global1
Jan 2024
#2
It'll last over eight years while the searchers get closer than ever each week.
marble falls
Jan 2024
#6
It averages about 14,000 feet deep, but the deepest spot is almost 37,000 feet.
Chainfire
Jan 2024
#9
I wonder what is the total number of airplanes resting on the floor of Pacific?
Chainfire
Jan 2024
#4
I don't think so, the plane is made mostly of aluminum, and at those depths, there is little oxygen and it is very cold.
Chainfire
Jan 2024
#21
"Exposed, unfinished aluminum reacts strongly with chloride ions. Within weeks, the chemistry
struggle4progress
Jan 2024
#60
The Titanic would have never sunk if Trump had been president. He knows how to make a deal with icebergs
Bucky
Jan 2024
#34
There are more than a few planes probably down in that area. My dad was lucky to have survived the war. He was in a car
brewens
Jan 2024
#29
And the round object in the lower left is clearly the UFO they collided with before crashing
petronius
Jan 2024
#56
I've heard there's this super high tech carbon fiber submersible that can go retrieve it...
WarGamer
Jan 2024
#47
The Glomar Explorer retrieved the K-129, a soviet nuclear submarine from 16,000 feet
Brother Buzz
Jan 2024
#48