NOAA researchers with the Okeanos Explorer expedition recently captured a video of B-29 bomber wreckage during one of the dives.
NOAA researchers with the Okeanos Explorer expedition recently captured a video of B-29 bomber wreckage during one of the dives.
The footage was gathered as part of the NOAA’s Deepwater Exploration of the Marianas mission.
During the Second World War, B-29 bombers flew missions to Japan from air bases on Tinian and Saipan. Many perished during landing and takeoff.
NOAA's mission is providing first glimpses into the wreckage resting in the deep water.
An online post by NOAA notes, "The lost aircraft have great significance to American history yet none of the B-29s that crashed in the Saipan Channel have ever been discovered."
