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-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.