JESSE
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Loreto airplane wreck diving info
Me and a few friends went diving in Loreto a few days ago, and the divemaster there took us to a dive site south of town, and old airplane, twin
engines, old, seems like a DC3 or something from the 50´s.
Does anybody know anything about this airplane? theres nothing about this crash online.
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larryC
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Jesse
Not sure if it might be the same wreck but in the early '70's I remember talk of a wrecked airplane down near Juncalito, somewhere in the bay there
around the small island. Were you that far south of town? I used to camp there at the south end of the beach and dove around there quite a bit back
then but never was able to find the wreck.
Larry
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Any numbers or writing/graphics on the aircraft???
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Me and a few friends went diving in Loreto a few days ago, and the divemaster there took us to a dive site south of town, and old airplane, twin
engines, old, seems like a DC3 or something from the 50´s.
Does anybody know anything about this airplane? theres nothing about this crash online. |
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David K
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Hola JESSE!
This was discussed on Nomad in 2004. Jack Swords provided the best answer... and it came out of Walt Peterson's book (page 202 3rd edition)...
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=2302
Here is Jack's post:
posted on 2-3-2004 at 06:54 PM Report Post to Administrator
Plane wreckage at Juncalito
The information is indeed in Peterson's Adventure Book. This information is from the book: The "story" is that about 1951 an American man and his wife
flew 2 "B-24 Bombers" carrying tomatos to La Paz, but turned back in a rare fog. The woman's plane ran out of fuel and she crashed...tomato crates
washed ashore for weeks.
The wreckage is a twin engine in 22 ft of water on a cobble slope 75 yards from Isla Chuenque. Over the wreck the island will bear 342º. Lots of
parts, engines, etc. are supposedly scattered over the area. Peterson speculates it is a DC-3. I have dived all around this island, but encountered no
plane (but wasn't looking either) Let us know if you find it. Jack Swords
[Edited on 10-17-2014 by David K]
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stiladam
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Found this from a page of the Mexico boating guide!
http://books.google.com/books?id=NweItiqRAykC&pg=PA116&a...
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JESSE
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I found the info, its incredible, photos, history, names, aircraft type, etc etc and so interesting!!!!!
Will post it later for all to see
[Edited on 10-17-2014 by JESSE]
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Loretana
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JESSE......
Seeing a post from you again is such a pleasure!
You have been missed. 
"If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration."
-Nikola Tesla
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