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-25	*Denotes approximations and speculations


Name:	Unknown	Lost:	Unknown
Artifact Type:	Aircraft Component	Found:	10-Aug-09
Nationality:	USA	Dive No:	PIV-207
Class or Make:	Unknown	Location:	Kewalo
Model:	Unknown	Depth (m):	222m
Purpose:	Transporting Seaplane on Land	HURL crew:	Kerby, Kelley
Serial Number:	Unknown	Additional Dives:
Built/Launched:	Unknown

Length:	*2'
Width:	18"
Height:	*2.5'



Circumstance of Loss:	Unknown	Crew Personnel/Position:	n/a

Reason of Loss:	Unknown	Crew Survivals/Fatalities:	n/a

Artifact History:	Unknown

Artifact Condition:	The artifact is double wheeled and appears to be mounted in a short bracket and not on a strut. Tires are in good shape and the inner rim appears to have thick metal spokes.

Additional Information:	The PBY had twin-wheel beaching gear on each side but were directly mounted to a strut and were much wider. Although the tires may appear thin because deflated. However the PBM is a closer match with it's twin-wheeled center beaching gear. Beaching gear was also mounted within the pontoons. It is also entirely possible this artifact was from a civilian aircraft.