DavidIsby
May 25, 2016 at 11:08 pm

Underwater TBM wreck discovered in Pacific — news story

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/05/25/sunken-american-torpedo-bomber-discovered-in-pacific.html

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By: DavidIsby - 27th May 2016 at 23:24

report on the TBM-1C discovery from the Scripps institution (Oceanography)

https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/downed-world-war-ii-aircraft-missing-72-years-located-pacific-islands-project-recover

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By: DavidIsby - 27th May 2016 at 22:08

news story on the TBM-1 wreck discovery:

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/25/SIO-Project-Recover/

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By: J Boyle - 26th May 2016 at 07:23

I can’t understand the excitement, surely sunken aircraft aren’t that rare, especially TBF/TBMs.
Fifteen or so years ago, Steve Irwin dove on a remarkably preserved Corsair…he made it sound like a new find. The photos showed a closed canopy…indicating the pilot may not have gotten out. I emailed his production company and suggested they inform the authorities in case it was a new find. Of course I never received a reply.