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A rare WW-II dive bomber was lifted 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and hoisted
to dry land for the first time in 65 years. The SB2C Helldiver was brought to the surface after days of work
to free it from the several feet of mud and debris on the dark floor of Lower Otay Reservoir, where it was
spotted last year by two men using a fish finder.
The Helldiver crashed when the engine failed during a training flight on May 28, 1945. Sgt. Joseph Metz and
his pilot, E.D. Frazar swam to shore and survived but have since died.
The aircraft was fully intact, when recovered.
The plane will be dried out, disassembled and trucked to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola,
Fla. for restoration and display.
This from an article in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot by Chris Carlson of the Associated Press.
This is a photo of the pilot, E.D. Frazar, and the ill fated SB2C.
Charles
to dry land for the first time in 65 years. The SB2C Helldiver was brought to the surface after days of work
to free it from the several feet of mud and debris on the dark floor of Lower Otay Reservoir, where it was
spotted last year by two men using a fish finder.
The Helldiver crashed when the engine failed during a training flight on May 28, 1945. Sgt. Joseph Metz and
his pilot, E.D. Frazar swam to shore and survived but have since died.
The aircraft was fully intact, when recovered.
The plane will be dried out, disassembled and trucked to the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola,
Fla. for restoration and display.
This from an article in the Norfolk Virginian Pilot by Chris Carlson of the Associated Press.
This is a photo of the pilot, E.D. Frazar, and the ill fated SB2C.
Charles
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