Miami Hellcat

[barney]

Got out to dive the recently discovered Grumman Hellcat resting in 245 feet of water off Miami Beach. Had some fantastic conditions that allowed us to get some nice video:

http://youtu.be/jGhNcu532Ww

Enjoy!

Cheers,
Mike

 

[Randy Thornton]

Mike,

Looks like a very cool dive! Thanks for sharing this with us.

Do you know anything about this specific plane and how it ended up in the water?

Regards,
Randy

 

[barney]

Mike,

Looks like a very cool dive! Thanks for sharing this with us.

Do you know anything about this specific plane and how it ended up in the water?

Regards,
Randy

No, the USN has yet to identify which aircraft this may be. It was likely a training accident, but during WWII there were quite a few of those off Florida....

 

[cferrar]

Nice video, it sure shows the Lion Fish problem well.

 

[AVacc]

Well done.

Thanks.