Shipwrecks & Lost Treasures of the Seven Seas

World War II dive bomber found in lake Michigan to be restored in Pensacola

WWII fighter plane


From Gainesville.com


A WWII-era fighter plane is brought to land from Lake Michigan at Waukegan Harbor Friday, April 24, 2009, in Waukegan, Ill.

A group of undersea treasure hunters and Great Lakes salvage experts have retrieved the plane 60-plus years after it fell off a training aircraft carrier and into the water some 50 miles off shore from Chicago.The plane will be restored and displayed at the WWII Museum in New Orleans.


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Comments (1)

1. Anon 12/06/2009

This is a dive-bomber not a fighter. It's a Douglas SBD Dauntless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SBD_Dauntless

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