Thursday, August 19 2010 8:00 PM EDT2010-08-20 01:00:06 GMT
A World War II dive bomber that crashed into a South Bay reservoir more than 65 years ago could spend one more water-logged night, after new delays cropped up Thursday to plague a recovery crew.
A World War II dive bomber that crashed into a South Bay reservoir more than 65 years ago could spend one more water-logged night, after new delays cropped up Thursday to plague a recovery crew.
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.
Monday, August 16 2010 3:10 PM EDT2010-08-16 20:10:26 GMT
Crews are going to take another stab Monday at recovering a Navy dive bomber at the bottom of Otay Lakes.
Crews are going to take another stab Monday at recovering a Navy dive bomber at the bottom of Otay Lakes.
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A rare World War II dive bomber was raised 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir, then lifted out of the water, drained and set on blocks on dry land for the first time in 65 years.
It officially touched down on shore at 3:50 p.m. Friday.
Lead A&T Recovery diver Keith Pearson says they found the SB2C Helldiver plane 91 feet down and under six or seven feet of organic silt. He says the tail was sticking out but the engine was completely buried. It took two days to dig out the silt. On Friday, the plane was raised.
A crane lifted it 95 percent out of the water and drained it, then set it down on blocks.
He says the draining had to be done slowly so the plane didn't collapse under the wet weight.
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Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:52 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:52:24 GMT
The models builders at Southern California's Legoland have built a figure of a 6-year-old boy who died from an autoimmune disease last year and placed it on the park's model of the U.S. Capitol.
The models builders at Southern California's Legoland have built a figure of a 6-year-old boy who died from an autoimmune disease last year and placed it on the park's model of the U.S. Capitol.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:23:42 GMT
Thousands of health care workers at UC San Diego Medical Center and University of California hospitals across the state began a two-day strike Tuesday, walking picket lines as they push for a new contract.
Thousands of health care workers at UC San Diego Medical Center and University of California hospitals across the state began a two-day strike Tuesday, walking picket lines as they push for a new contract.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 11:17 AM EDT2013-05-21 15:17:10 GMT
A rollover crash in La Mesa snarled traffic on Highway 125 early Tuesday, as firefighters worked to free two people from the wreckage, authorities said.
A rollover crash in La Mesa snarled traffic on Highway 125 early Tuesday, as firefighters worked to free two people from the wreckage, authorities said.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:01:32 GMT
A defense contractor at Camp Pendleton has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the theft of pricey medical equipment intended for overseas Marines.
A defense contractor at Camp Pendleton has been sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the theft of pricey medical equipment intended for overseas Marines.
