Photos - B29 found in Lake Mead

[mrblack]

I agree with you the depth limits are WAY to lax.
As far as wreck diving my favorite spots are .
The wreck of the HMS Rhone In the British Virgin Islands.
Very easy dive but alot of fun.

And while Im down there I like to get In a dive on the Chickuzen.
Off the coast of Virgin Gorda.

And then there are planty of fresh water lakes in the Usa that offer good wrecks.

I am planning a dive for the Andria Doria next summer.
Just trying to get all the gear Im going to need .
And trying to get a good team being as It's a 240ft deep dive.

Will be using tri-mix.

[Wlfgng]

freediving is different.. not using compressed air means no chance of the bends

[Sandman]

Found this little tidbit at: http://www.chinalakealumni.org/1948.htm

• 21 July 1948 -- USAF B-29 s/n 45-21847 conducting Upper Air Research carrying "Sun Tracker" instrumentation developed at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Lab took off from Armitage Field  and ditched in Lake Mead. The B-29 unit at Inyokern was gathering supplemental data in conjunction with V-2, Aerobee and Viking rocket flights from White Sands.

[Gunthr]

I live in Florida and I do a lot muff diving. I didn't take a course or anything, I kinda taught myself how to do it. My most dangerous time was on a really hairy night dive. I wasn't down that far, but I almost ran out of air

[Dago]

but I almost ran out of air  

Try using a snorkel.  



dago

[Gunthr]

Excellent advice, Dago.

[Ripsnort]

Some photos (primarily the interior) of our B29 at Boeing Field(The thread seemed appropriate to post them in):
Looking at those deep-water photos above, I doubt any bombadier would be crazy enough to remain "under hood" during a crash landing.
(Note the fan in the Rear gunner pressurization tube in pic 7, it was damned hot in that plane under the sun)