Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

ARCHIVE
HOME
DEEP-SEA ANIMAL GUIDE WEB MAP PORTAL DATA DOWNLOADS MARITIME HERITAGE HURL OPERATIONS PARTNERS AND PORTALS

AIR-26: F4U Corsair

Composite: Corsair F4U-1Mosaic: Corsair tailSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairSurvey: CorsairHistoric photo: F4U Corsair in flight


HURL Artifact No. AIR-26 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: F4U Corsair Lost: Unknown
Artifact Type: Aircraft Found: 25-Sep-2007
Nationality: USA Dive No: PiV-218
Class or Make: Vought Location: Nanakuli (Waianae Coast)
Model: *F4U-2 Depth (m): 920m
Purpose: Fighter HURL crew: Kerby, Wollerman, Kelley
Serial Number: Unknown Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: *1943
Length: *25' (36')
Width: *8' (41')
Height: *6'
Circumstance of Loss: Crashed Crew Personnel/Position: 1 Pilot
Reason of Loss: Unknown Crew Survivals/Fatalities: Unknown
Artifact History: Unknown
Artifact Condition: The main portion of wreckage is the tail section aft of the cockpit, which lay on it's side. Tail landing gear is present. Antennae holder is present just aft of where canopy would open to. A portion of star with red outlined bars on each side are visible. Vertical stabilizer is present as is part of the horizontal. A portion of one wing is nearby with the tip half missing. Bullets may be seen loaded in the wing with some loose shells laying on it. More unsurveyed wreckage was seen on sonar downslope.
Additional Information: A bulbous shape on one wing may be a radar used on night fighters which would make this aircraft an extremely rare F4U-2 otherwise it is an F4U-1.