Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory Archive
IN THE SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA
AIR-6: Wing Debris
| HURL Artifact No. | AIR-6 | *Denotes approximations and speculations | |||
| Name: | Unknown | Lost: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact Type: | Aircraft Wing | Found: | 29-Aug-2001 | ||
| Nationality: | *USA | Dive No: | PIV-021 | ||
| Class or Make: | Unknown | Location: | Defensive Sea Area | ||
| Model: | Unknown | Depth (m): | 365m | ||
| Purpose: | Unknown | HURL crew: | T. Kerby, C. Holloway, S. Price | ||
| Serial Number: | Unknown | Additional Dives: | |||
| Built/Launched: | Unknown | ||||
| Length: | *40' | ||||
| Width: | *6' | ||||
| Height: | *8" | ||||
| Circumstance of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Personnel/Position: | Unknown | ||
| Reason of Loss: | Unknown | Crew Survivals/Fatalities: | Unknown | ||
| Artifact History: | Unknown | ||||
| Artifact Condition: | Only 50-60% of the wing's framework is present. 4' of the tip is in place after that only the two forward support bracings. Approximately 30' from the tip a cross brace extends which may indicate where the side of the fuselage connected. Wing is in overall heavy decay. | ||||
| Additional Information: | Nearest plane wreckage in the area are (2) PK-1 seaplanes without wings 650m to the North. The overall length on the PK-1 wings were upper 72' and lower 67' 2". Shape of wing tips are close in shape. Those planes were intentionally dumped. | ||||
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Revised March 18, 2019 by Meagan Putts
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