Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive

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

HURL Artifact No.	AIR-12	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	A-20A Havoc 40-126	Lost:	29-Sep-41
Artifact Type:	Aircraft	Found:	3-Mar-11
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PV-753
Class or Make:	A-20	Location:	Kewalo
Model:	A	Depth (m):	561m
Purpose:	Medium Bomber	HURL crew:	T. Kerby, S. Price, J. Smith
Serial Number:	40-126	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	21-Mar-41

Length:	*24'
Width:	*14'
Height:	*6'



Circumstance of Loss:	Crashed Attempting a Water Landing	Crew Personnel/Position:	Pilot William C. Warner, Private Harry T. Jasky

Reason of Loss:	Port Engine Failure	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	Both killed, not recovered

Artifact History:	Assigned to the 58th Bomber Squadron. The pilot lost power in left engine and could not maintain altitude. He attempted a water landing but aircraft broke up on contact with the sea. The right engine and wing flew off. The plane sank immediately with no sign of the pilot or crewman.

Artifact Condition:	The right wing and engine are lying on the seabed inverted. The remainder of the wreckage is unrecognizable except for one piece of the cockpit with some windshield panes still present and one wheel of the landing gear is also visible. Another engine and more aircraft pieces were found scattered 500m to the Northeast.

Additional Information:	A red stripe is visible on the cockpit piece is a propeller warning. These were painted on the early A-20's.