HURL Artifact No. |
AIR-26 |
*Denotes approximations and speculations |
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Name: |
F4U Corsair |
Lost: |
Unknown |
Artifact Type: |
Aircraft |
Found: |
25-Sep-07 |
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 |
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Serial Number: |
Unknown |
Additional Dives: |
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Built/Launched: |
*1943 |
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Length: |
*25' (36') |
Width: |
*8' (41') |
Height: |
*6' |
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Circumstance of Loss: |
Crashed |
Crew Personnel/Position: |
1 Pilot |
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Reason of Loss: |
Unknown |
Crew Survivals/Fatalities: |
Unknown |
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Artifact History: |
Unknown |
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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. |
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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. |