I'll try and get the video (they stills came from) edited and uploaded later this week (diving all through Easter). That may offer some further clarity.
Video/pics did turn out nice considering the depth (45m/150ft).
L2Ds were flying out of near-by Clark Air Base during WWII. There's reports of several Japanese aircraft shot down into Subic Bay... it's likely that an L2D could have been one of them.
C-47s also flew in the area, but only 2 remain unaccounted for in this area, that I can see. One shouldn't...
The internal view of the tail section looks identical to what I saw (didn't get video of that bit).
These tubes/holes really interest me. I saw two holes on the external fuselage, on the lower section, towards the tail. On the inside were two 1m(ish) tubes. What I saw looks very similar to...
I can do further dives on it in the coming weeks. Any clues where to look for more positive ID? Engines mostly gone and cockpit a smashed wreck. Fuselage intact from front wings to tail - but very badly corroded and over-grown. Where would serial numbers/plaques/engraved writing be?
I can do further dives on it in the coming weeks. Any clues where to look for more positive ID? Engines mostly gone and cockpit a smashed wreck. Fuselage intact from front wings to tail - but very badly corroded and over-grown. Where would serial numbers/plaques/engraved writing be?
I will go through my footage (was taken on video) and try to pull out some more stills to post here. Any particular areas I should concentrate on? Sadly the cockpit area is a tangled mess... little hope of identifying the existence, or not, of additional windows.
There was no cargo inside...
Thanks for the guidance! The L2D certainly makes sense given the Japanese occupation of Subic Bay and numerous reports of aircraft downed/lost into the water. There weren't any reports wartime, or later, of Allied/Civilian DC-3/C-47 going down in Subic..
Not sure why my photos aren't showing...
A C-47, or variant, has been located underwater in Subic Bay, Philippines. I can find no record of such an aircraft crashing in that area via online database search.
I am hoping to identify this aircraft and would value any assistance/advice that can be provided.
The aircraft is laying...