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#20311
 Catalina PBY-5 resting on the bottom of Kāne’ohe Bay, Hawaii
Smithsgold - 12/06/2015 6:44 PM
Category: General
Replies: 1
A wrecked Catalina PBY-5 resting on the bottom of Kāne’ohe Bay, Hawaii.

Stunning images reveal final resting place of US Navy plane downed in Pearl Harbor after catastrophic take off in the face of Japanese attack doomed it
Students from the University of Hawaii conducted a detailed archaeological survey of the wreckage site in June
Attempts in 1994 and 2008 to photograph the wreck of a Catalina PBY-5, but only had limited success
It’s unclear what destroyed the plane, but researchers believe the crew died while attempting to take off
Last month, the remains of seven crew members missing since the ship capsized were identified

dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3346617/Stunn...ttack-doomed-it.html
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WaterBoy700 - 12/07/2015 8:45 AM
Why so long to Identify and do this work?