... In local waters off San Diego. There are no Devastators in any collection or museum. Several wrecks are known and are being investigated for possible salvage and restoration:130 were produced.
It seems that there are 3 found around the states and San Diegos would be least expensive to raise.
"While nearly all of the 40-plus planes were shot down in the battle, those air battles allowed other planes to move in and take out Japanese carriers.
Soon after, the Devastator was retired from active service.
Seven decades later, the telling of the plane's history is missing a key element -- the plane itself.
"It's extremely rare; there are none on display in the world," said Ellis.
Ellis said that could soon change because resting in the waters along the San Diego coast is a sunken Devastator.
In 1941, a training flight from North Island ended with a crash landing and a sunken plane.
According to an accident report, the pilot survived, recounting, "A wave hit my left wing. The plane sank right wing first."
A salvage company used sonar to locate the craft and a dive confirmed it was a Devastator.
The company isn't disclosing the location, but according to museum officials, the aircraft is between 3 and 12 miles from shore and under 600 feet of water.
"It's the 'Holy Grail' in terms of naval aviation, and what we'd like to have in this museum," said Ellis.
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