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| Rare World War II dive bomber lifted from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir |
| 2010-08-21 |
| SAN DIEGO -- A rare World War II dive bomber was lifted 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and hoisted to dry land for the first time in 65 years. The SB2C Helldiver aircraft was brought to the surface after days of work to free it from several feet of mud and debris on the dark floor of Lower Otay Reservoir, where it was spotted last year by two men using a fish finder. The Helldiver crashed when the engine failed during a training flight on May 28, 1945. Sgt. Joseph Metz and his pilot swam to shore and survived but have since died. The aircraft had a tendency to crash. The first prototype crashed in February 1941. The second went down as it was pulling out of a dive. |
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