The wreck of a WWII Nakajima C6N at the bottom of Truk Lagoon
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- čas přidán 16. 06. 2024
- The relatively intact wreck of a Nakajima C6N plane lies in about 20metres of water at the Southern end of Weno Island in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia. The simplified Allied reporting name for this type of plane was the MYRT - and it was the fastest Japanese naval reconnaissance plane of WW2, with a top speed of 380-400mph. This plane was likely shot down on 17/18 February 1944 during the 2-day surprise US fast carrier Task Force 58 strikes.
Enjoyed that Rod - full of interest, and context is first class
Cheers, ole buddy!
Good one! Thanks, Andrew
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The US lost 30 aircraft in Operation Hailstone and to date only three have been recovered. Much respect to the local people who have maintained the war graves of the combatants on both sides.
Indeed, much work has been done in recent years by Project Recover in the lagoon. I came back from Chuuk a couple of weeks ago, and heard there that the TF58 plane that hit the forward holds of Aikoku Maru, and was taken down in the subsequent huge secondary munitions explosion that almost vaporised the foreship, has been located in the last few weeks.
Great video, thank you
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Have all of the missing gauges, seats, machine gun been stolen?
Looks like a nice place to dive. Good visibility and weak currents.
Thanks for this video.
Who knows what happened - but they are all gone now, 80 years later. They may have been robbed out from the wreck once diving started in the ‘70’s - or perhaps the plane survived the war, was stripped out ashore and then dumped in the sea. Lost in the mists of time ..