Lake Michigan fighter jet wreck

Listen to this article The aircraft was found at the bottom of a lake on 28 December 1944 during an exercise near Waukegan. According to the information we have about this accident, the cause was engine failure during quilting. The F4F Wildcat fighter was an American design that was incorporated into both the US Navy

ByTomasz Andrukajtis

Published: December 17, 2012 - 21:34

Updated: July 22, 2023 - 04:26

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The aircraft was found at the bottom of a lake on 28 December 1944 during an exercise near Waukegan. According to the information we have about this accident, the cause was engine failure during quilting.

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The F4F Wildcat fighter was an American design that was incorporated into both the US Navy and the British Royal Navy in 1940. The British were the first to use them in combat, during World War II. During the war in the Pacific, the aircraft was one of the best performers in combat during the initial phase of hostilities.

The costs of excavating the aircraft were covered by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. By the will of the said foundation, the aircraft will go to one of the museums in the Chicago area.

More than 17,000 pilots underwent training on Lake Michigan! Among them the future US President George Bush senior.

Source: foxnews.com

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Tomasz Andrukajtis

Editor-in-chief of the DIVERS24 portal and magazine. Responsible for obtaining, translating and developing content. He also supervises all publications. Achived his first diving certification – P1 CMAS, in 2000. Has a degree in journalism and social communication. In the diving industry since 2008.