B-24 found in Gander Lake

[Warbirdnerd]

https://canadiangeographic.ca/articles/ ... foundland/

[wendovertom]

Amazing dive - I can't imagine diving in such cold water.

Tom P.

[JohnB]

Neat find.
I wonder if it is recoverable and restorable?

Remember the restored Halifax in the Canadian museum was recovered from a (Norwegian?) lake.

The idea of a B-24 in a Canadian lake reminds me of the C-87 that make a forced landing on one as detailed by Ernie Gann in Fate is the Hunter. Of course that aircraft was flown out, I don't know about the C-47 that also got stuck during a rescue attempt.
So, I bet there are other aircraft waiting to be discovered.
Hopefully, some can be recovered.

[Randy Haskin]

Neat find.
I wonder if it is recoverable and restorable?

Why would someone go through that trouble when there are existing restorable B-24 airframes and projects that haven't been under water for 70 years?

[Pogmusic]

It also mentions in the article that the crew died on the A/C and weren't recovered. So, it's a war grave. It won't see the clear blue sky again.

[JohnB]

Why would someone go through that trouble when there are existing restorable B-24 airframes and projects that haven't been under water for 70 years?

Not trying to be argumentative, but are there really visible B-24 projects out there?
I would agree with your contention with just about any other type, (except for the Martin B-26), but I would think a fresh water B-24 would be better than some jungle hulk, crushed mountain crash or something pulled from the Pacific.I
If you know of some stored major airframe sections, I'd like to know more.

If course that depends on overall condition (did it sink in one piece?) but if course the war grave factor makes it moot (although I think it has been done).

[mike furline]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b24regis ... al557.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/acw367/30347731154

[Dan Jones]

It's a War Grave so it will and should be left right where it is, but it would be a dramatically more complete project than the Ft Collins airplane, and in that cold, dark water it could be in an unbelievable state of preservation.

[Jim MacDonald]

I don't want to start a flame war, but I don't necessarily agree with "War Grave" when it comes to warbirds. Warships I can understand, they can't be raised and the crew's remains cannot be recovered. However, if a plane and crew can be recovered and the crew's remains returned to their families, to restore and fly the plane in it's original paint scheme would be the best way to honor the crew.

Mac

[JohnB]

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/b24registry/lb30-al557.html

https://www.flickr.com/photos/acw367/30347731154

I'm not sure how viable that is considering it was converted into a transport 60+ years ago...before crashing and being abandoned outdoors for decades.
Considering the lack of B-24s, if it was nice, it would have been rebuilt by now.

A fresh water airframe would likely be in better shape.
Perhaps not the one in the OP, but if there is one somewhere....which is likely.