OT: Helldiver found in San Diego reservoir

shegeek72 · 08-20-10, 03:48 AM

Divers work to lift WWII plane from Calif. lake

http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx/us/...story?pageid=1

Admiral8Q · 08-20-10, 04:16 AM

Nice!

I hope they restore it.

tomoose · 08-20-10, 09:59 AM

I'm halfway through reading "The Pacific" (haven't seen the HBO series yet). One of the personalities is a divebomber pilot and he had just received the "new" Helldiver SB2C and states the same thing as this article, that the plane was not liked at all. SB2C = Son of a Bitch 2nd Class. He mentioned the failure of wings to lock down in position and 5 guys sitting on the wing on the deck to help it lock. Tailhooks would rip off on landing etc causing the plane to crash into the crash barrier etc. Yup, it was apparently, a Beast.

Vaux · 08-20-10, 10:01 AM

I wonder if the guy took a picture of the image on his fish finder. That would be interesting to see.

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Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,077 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Nice! I hope they restore it. __________________

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tomoose Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 930 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Interesting I'm halfway through reading "The Pacific" (haven't seen the HBO series yet). One of the personalities is a divebomber pilot and he had just received the "new" Helldiver SB2C and states the same thing as this article, that the plane was not liked at all. SB2C = Son of a Bitch 2nd Class. He mentioned the failure of wings to lock down in position and 5 guys sitting on the wing on the deck to help it lock. Tailhooks would rip off on landing etc causing the plane to crash into the crash barrier etc. Yup, it was apparently, a Beast.

08-20-10, 10:01 AM	#4
Vaux Torpedoman Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 116 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I wonder if the guy took a picture of the image on his fish finder. That would be interesting to see.