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The B-25c Mitchell Bomber was ditched on April 4th, 1943 and remained 55 Meters (150 feet of fresh water) below the surface of Lake Murray, SC for 60 years. This plane was ditched while training for the "Doolittle Raid". Today, the plane is being preserved and put on display at the Southern Museum of Flight. This project is headed by Dr. Robert Seigler, a pediatric intensivist from Greenville, SC. The plane is the third oldest of 130 left from the war. Dr. Seigler started looking for the plane over ten years ago. In 1992, he was working with the US Naval Reserve Sonar Unit when they located the exact position. With help from attorney John Hodge, they began the long process of obtaining salvage rights from South Carolina Electric and Gas, the owner of Lake Murray, as well as securing a quit-claim deed from the United Sates Air Force. Gary Larkins of The Air Pirates was brought in to supervise the project. The Lake Murray B-25 Rescue Project: September 10Ð24, 2005 is Flag 103 of The Explorer's Club expeditions. The History Channel offers the show for sale on their web site. Lead Divers: Chris Elmore Heather "The Executress" Choat Divers: Brian Armstrong Michael Barnette Billy Baxter Joe Citelli Gene Hobbs Glen Hunt Rob Maiker  Day by Day Accounts 09-09-2005 Arrival Day, Fri 09-10-2005 Standing By To Stand By, Sat 09-11-2005 Just Put That Anywhere, Sun 09-12-2005 You're Gonna Do What?, Mon 09-13-2005 I hate the downtime..., Tues The rest of the week... Unfortunately, we did not have time to write updates anymore. 09-14-2005 Left wing..., Weds 09-15-2005 Barrels?, Got that thing on lock down or Pop goes the weasel, Thurs 09-16-2005 Lift, Clean, Secure, Fri 09-17-2005 More down time, need sleep... Sat 09-18-2005 Cleaning, Sun 09-19-2005 Final Flight, Mon  We would also like to thank the following for their assistance. Without their support of the divers, we never could have been wet. (hope we don't miss anyone, it was a big project and we had a ton of help). CA Graphics D&J Rigging Halcyon Manufacturing Larry Ficker Lake Murray Power Squadron Nautilus Productions Lake Murray SeaTow Wateree Dive Center, Inc.  Pictures can be found on other sites online: http://www.airpirates.com/ http://uwex.us/lakemurrayb25.html http://chickdiver.com/ http://www.billybaxter.net/b25/index.htm http://community.webshots.com/album/456514516HvNmHK http://www.ericernest.com/ph.05.09.18.b25.htm |
Image credits: Chris Elmore. |
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