Identifying new WW2 wreck off Pt Loma, San Diego

[davparlr]

How about a Vultee A-31 Vengeance. It has a strange shape wing that might fit.

 

[Kiwiwreckdiver]

congrats on the find, I look for ww2 aircraft wrecks where ever im on holidays, but usually in clean waters. youve got to deal with the cold, bad viz and Sharks. well done

 

[beldridg]

congrats on the find, I look for ww2 aircraft wrecks where ever im on holidays, but usually in clean waters. youve got to deal with the cold, bad viz and Sharks. well done

Thanks! We recently also found an F8F Bearcat that is almost completely intact. I'm glad you send me this note. I was going to post about it to this forum but forgot. I'll create a separate post about it shortly.

- brett

 

[Kiwiwreckdiver]

Thanks! We recently also found an F8F Bearcat that is almost completely intact. I'm glad you send me this note. I was going to post about it to this forum but forgot. I'll create a separate post about it shortly.

- brett

Bearcat is a rare bird, its a pitty salt water destroys the airframes , in many cases the only survivors of some types are in salt water

 

[SaparotRob]

I would like to see a salvageable F2A is found.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I would like to see a salvageable F2A is found.

Right, so we can shoot it up

 

[beldridg]

Bearcat is a rare bird, its a pitty salt water destroys the airframes , in many cases the only survivors of some types are in salt water

Yes, agreed. In case you didn't see the other post I made, here is a link to the info about the F8F-1:

F8F-1 Bearcat (Point Loma, CA — 230 fsw)

Background We have located the wreck of a rare F8F-1 Bearcat airplane deep in the waters off of Point Loma, California. This post details the discovery of the wreck, identifying the type of airplan…

wreckedinmyrevo.com

- brett

 

[beldridg]

More about an airplane wreck we found off Pt Loma, San Diego, California.

The visibility was pretty poor on both dives we did and I have wanted to return to build a much better photogrammetry model of the wreck site. We went back last Friday and had excellent conditions. I built a really nice 3D model.

The blog post with all the details, new photos and links to the on-line 3D model is at:

“Full Stall Landing” Revisited (Point Loma — 150 fsw)

Intro We interrupt our regularly scheduled Antarctica posts to bring you (finally) some new post about rusted metal! Tyler and I found and potentially identified a new TBF about a year ago. We did …

wreckedinmyrevo.com

Here is a screen capture of the online 3D model. The wreck has a lot of strawberry anemones which gives the highlights that pink color.

Regards,

- brett