Airplane Wreck WWII B-24 - Vis Island

Описание: Diving on the wreck of the B-24 plane from WWII.
Max deep 40 m
Water temperature 18° C

On December 17, 1944, a bomber B-24 Liberator and others set off from base in Italy towards the town of Odertal, near the Polish-German border. Over the Czech Republic, the formation was attacked by German division. As a result, the B-24 bomber got damaged one engine and hydraulic system. After all there was no chance of returning to the base in Italy. It soon became apparent that the only emergency was landing at the Allied airfield on the island of Vis.

Close to the island of Vis, it turned out that due to damages it was impossible to eject the undercarriage. The flight controller did not allow the landing on the belly, as this could hinder or even prevent the further operation of the airport. In the middle of the second lap over the sea, when the plane was in a bad position in respect to the wind, the engines suddenly stopped and the plane hit the sea in the next moment. As a result of the crash, the plane collapsed into two parts. The bow of the plane with its wings was turned upside down and the part of the crew catapulted into the sea. Seven crew members were rescued – the pilot, mechanic and navigator failed to get out of the drowning plane.

The wreck of B-24 Liberator lies on the bottom of the Adriatic Sea south-east of the island of Vis. The hull is located at the depth of 40 m. The shallowest part of the lying upside down wreck is wheel from the landing gear at the depth of 37 m.

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