Wednesday, August 18 2010 1:04 PM EDT2010-08-18 18:04:31 GMT
Salvagers have won permission to recover a World War II Navy dive bomber that has rested on the bottom of a San Diego reservoir for more than six decades.
Salvagers have won permission to recover a World War II Navy dive bomber that has rested on the bottom of a San Diego reservoir for more than six decades.
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Salvagers will try again Thursday to raise a World War II dive bomber that crashed into a reservoir near Eastlake more than 65 years ago.
The Navy SB2C Helldiver was supposed to be pulled from the depths of Lower Otay Lake Wednesday, but the operation was postponed due to delays in Dredging, Arian Collins, a spokesman for the San Diego Water Department said.
Once it is finally freed, the Helldiver will be salvaged and taken to The National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Fla., where it will be restored and put on display.
The aircraft crashed into the reservoir during a training flight in 1945, settling in about 90 feet of water.
The two-person crew survived, but the wreck was largely forgotten until last year, when Duane Johnson, a local fisherman, spotted the outline of the plane on his fish finder.
The salvage operation is privately funded.
According to the National Naval Aviation Museum, there are only a handful of surviving examples of the more than 5,100 Helldivers manufactured during World War II.
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Officers are rattled after finding a snake on their doorstep. A three foot long boa constrictor was dropped off at the police department's central station Wednesday morning.
Officers are rattled after finding a snake on their doorstep. A three foot long boa constrictor was dropped off at the police department's central station Wednesday morning.
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High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
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A federal lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Chula Vista mother who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent last year. Attorney Eugene Iredale, who is representing the
A federal lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Chula Vista mother who was shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent last year.
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Donations are pouring in for the Oklahoma tornado victims. And here in San Diego, a grassroots effort by a group of military wives, with connections to the tragedy, has grown throughout the day.
Donations are pouring in for the Oklahoma tornado victims. And here in San Diego, a grassroots effort by a group of military wives, with connections to the tragedy, has grown throughout the day.
