Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
AIR-3: Kingfisher Pontoon
| HURL Artifact No. | AIR-3 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | *Kingfisher | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Aircraft Pontoon | Found: | 21-Sep-2000 | ||
| Nationality: | USA | Dive No: | PV-443 | ||
| Class or Make: | *Floatplane | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | *OS2U | Depth (m): | 348m | ||
| Purpose: | *Observation | HURL crew: | Kerby, Holloway | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | *1940-1945 (1519) | ||||
| Length: | *12' (33' 10") | ||||
| Width: | *4' (35' 11") | ||||
| Height: | *2' (15' 1.5") | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Personnel/Position: | (2) Pilot and Observer | ||
| Reason of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Pontoon is damaged and only partially present. It appears to be or the general size and shape for a OS2U Kingfisher. It also has the part of the connecting strut that would extend to the fuselage. It is Navy blue on top and white on the bottom. There is a large hole in the side of the strut portion. | ||||
| Additional Information: | Wreck sits at the base of a rock wall. There are wings (AIR-2 & AIR-13) in the area that have squared of ends similar to the Kingfisher. | ||||
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Revised March 18, 2019 by Meagan Putts
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