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AIR-11: Pontoon

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HURL Artifact No. AIR-11 *Denotes approximations and speculations
Name: Unknown Lost: Unknown
Artifact Type: Aircraft Pontoon Found: 23-Aug-04
Nationality: USA Dive No: PV-557
Class or Make: *Floatplane Location: Kewalo
Model: Unknown Depth (m): 405m
Purpose: Sea Landings HURL crew: T. Kerby, M. Cremer, H. Van Tilburg
Serial Number: Unknown Additional Dives:
Built/Launched: Unknown
Length: *14'
Width: *4'
Height: *2'
Circumstance of Loss: Unknown Crew Personnel/Position: Unknown
Reason of Loss: Unknown Crew Survivals/Fatalities: Unknown
Artifact History: Unknown
Artifact Condition: Heavy damage and decay towards the stern. Stern tip is not present.
Additional Information: There is another pontoon in the vicinity thought to be from a OS2U Kingfisher. The wreckage of the Marshall Mars is also in this general vicinity. The Mars had small pontoons below each wing that very closely resembles this pontoon. Damage is consistent with that of other portions of the Mars. This pontoon is 400m away from the nearest Mars wreckage.