A friend sent me this picture today. She doesn't know what it is and neither do I.
Eric
Eric
Where was this taken?ejensen said:A friend sent me this picture today. She doesn't know what it is and neither do I.
Pilawt said:Where was this taken?
Pilawt said:Where was this taken?
Load 'em up! I'm ready to go!jrdodge said:Grab your scuba gear and we will take a closer look.
Eamon said:1 st guess ...................Yokosuka D4Y Suisei
Are you thinking that the photo's showing the rear cockpit?Eamon said:1 st guess ...................Yokosuka D4Y Suisei
trombair said:my S.W.A.G. (Scientific Wild-A**ed Guess) is that it's the side blister of a PBY flying boat. do you actually know or are you fishing?
gkainz said:Yokosuka R2Y Keiun http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijna/r2y.htm
Eamon said:2nd guess.............. Nakajima A6M2-N ???
Anthony, I thought it looked more like a Stinson Sentinel!Anthony said:That would be the famed Mitsubishi A6M2 Model 11, carrier based "Zero".
Pilawt said:Anthony, I thought it looked more like a Stinson Sentinel!
Richard said:I spent several hours tonight trying to find even one irrefutable proof that the picture is a Betty bomber. This is as close as I got. It shows the cockpit of the Betty at Truk, which evidently is a famous dive. I'm still not convinced if the original pic is this a/c.
I would think the sales floor in a carpet store would be pretty sharp, with new carpet, that is!!!The rogue said:Hurry!!!!!! I've found myself checking POA about fifteen times an hour here at work.....
The sales floor is pretty dull here (carpet store) two days before Christmas....
--Matt
Yeah, I find it hard to believe that there would be only one Betty on the bottom at Truk. But it's been almost 62 years since the attack and I know the park sevice didn't try to protect everything.ejensen said:I'm convinced you got it Richard. Thanks for all your work. It has to be the rear canopy of the Betty. I'm not sure it is the same plane as the web site. The picture I posted was taken three weeks ago and the antenna was intact.
I talked to the diver and it is part of a larger wreck. With at least one engine and a propeller near by. The photographer keeps a dive log. My friend is off to Cozumel but will check with him on return to see if he knows more.
Eric
Richard said:Also, judging from the coloration of your friend's pic as it appears on my monitor your friend needs to pay attention to using the appropriate color corrected film. The pic is a greenish hue but I know the water in the lagoon at that depth is blue (aqua to navy).
I wonder if Harley is willing to step up to the plate here. He probably knows more about photography then all of us put together. Maybe, if the parties are willing, you could facilitate a cyber-meeting with your friend. I like here because then we all get to learn.ejensen said:Yeah, my friend said the photographer (not her) had just got all the underwater toys and was learning about colors, light scatter, etc.
Richard said:I wonder if Harley is willing to step up to the plate here. He probably knows more about photography then all of us put together. Maybe, if the parties are willing, you could facilitate a cyber-meeting with your friend. I like here because then we all get to learn.
Nonetheless, it is a good picture. (I thought it important to add that.)