f86esabre Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 So I was going through one of my B-29 books that I have and started thinking about something. I have seen many photos where the plane landed successfully on the water after various battle damage. It floated long enough for the crew to get out and in many cases floated for a very long time. Many man made objects seem to last for a long time on the bottom of the ocean I guess because of the cold water and lack of oxygen. Do you think at least some of these planes would still be in good (relatively)shape? Also, have you seen any information of any B-29 found by under water explorers that search for other things at the bottom of the sea? Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 That's some pretty deep water in a really big ocean. Good luck finding even one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 There's some areas of the Pacific well over 20, 000 feet deep, an aircraft going deep would probably crush itself from the impact. I heard there's a B-29 in the lake at the Hoover Dam, I thik it was. It's supposed to be in pretty good shape and was part of a research project of some type. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f86esabre Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 From looking at ocean depth charts it is generally 2500-5200 feet in the area that most of the planes went down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1605/logs/jul9/welcome.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f86esabre Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 Wow. I'm glad I asked. That is amazing and apparently there is an interest in finding them. Thank you so much for posting this.I bet there will be some that will be found eventually in better shape than this one. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 1 hour ago, ikar said: ...I heard there's a B-29 in the lake at the Hoover Dam, I thik it was. It's supposed to be in pretty good shape and was part of a research project of some type. Perhaps its this one in Lake Meade?: https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=099A4644-E857-C29D-D2DF61EF28E65B7A Regards, Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 They can't even find the Indianapolis.. Much less a B-29.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted August 17, 2017 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Something only gets crushed by depth if it's closed and airtight. While the crew compartments of a B-29 we're pressurized in flight, I would think they were open and depressurized in the event of a water landing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f86esabre Posted August 17, 2017 Author Share Posted August 17, 2017 18 hours ago, Don said: Perhaps its this one in Lake Meade?: https://www.nps.gov/media/photo/gallery.htm?id=099A4644-E857-C29D-D2DF61EF28E65B7A Regards, Don That one has been dived on for years.Since the lake has gone down so much, natural light has finally made it down to the plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f86esabre Posted August 19, 2017 Author Share Posted August 19, 2017 (edited) They found the Idianapolis https://www.ussindianapolis.com/news Edited August 19, 2017 by f86esabre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 11:51 AM, Jonathan_Lotton said: They can't even find the Indianapolis.. Much less a B-29.. Kind of funny that they found the Indianapolis a few days after this was posted ;-) Great news. http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/us/uss-indianapolis-wreckage-found/index.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Funny, that was exactly the first thought that I had when I heard the news. God rest all of them. Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 11:51 AM, Jonathan_Lotton said: They can't even find the Indianapolis.. Much less a B-29.. Oh, there it is,,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 On 8/17/2017 at 0:51 PM, Jonathan_Lotton said: They can't even find the Indianapolis.. Jonathan, I have a list of kits I'd like to see produced, think you could help with that? Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 37 minutes ago, Murph said: Jonathan, I have a list of kits I'd like to see produced, think you could help with that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan_Lotton Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 I know.. The timing of my comment couldn't have been more ironic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted August 21, 2017 Share Posted August 21, 2017 Please say something about P/F-82 Mustang. Please! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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