SBD Dauntless Underwater Footage at the Bottom of Lake Michigan | Military Aviation Museum

In 1994 the aircraft was recovered as part of a large operation to retrieve rare and important naval aircraft from the bottom of the lake. This operation was conducted by A and T Recovery who would bring more than 40 of the aircraft to the surface. More than 140 are known to have crashed into the lake with only six being recovered during the war. A and T located 36175 in 177 feet of water sitting upright on the lake bottom with its engine some 80 feet away.
This SBD-5 Dauntless is currently in restoration and will be flying again in a few years!
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Really exciting stuff! Can’t wait to see her flying again!