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« on: January 30, 2011, 08:56:27 am »
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We are going to start looking for a missing airforce jet(T-33a) that crashed in the ocean near where i live. It is actually in a bay, we believe. The navy did a pretty big search at the time but found nothing, but I have a pretty good lead from a retired fisherman as where to start. I don't think the plane would be recognizable on a side scan due to age in the water, marine growth, and probable break up on impact. Is there a good way to locate possibly scattered aircraft wreckage among rocks/ledges and marine growth such as kelp/seaweed? I think some pieces of the wreckage may be large pieces such as a wing, tail, or part of the fuselage, but after nearly 50 years underwater they will be hard to recognize. We thought about starting in the spot where the fisherman puts us, and doing 100 foot circles using metal detectors and wreck reels on scuba equipment. I also thought about a magnetometer but there is LOTS of old lobster traps(steel wire) in the area and having never used one, we may miss it, especially since it was mostly aluminum anyway. I know this isn't treasure, but somewhere there is a family that has been missing a loved one for a long time, I thought as long as we're looking for stuff, we should look for the plane. Any ideas would be appreciated.

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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2011, 06:21:44 pm »
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I know this isn't treasure, but somewhere there is a family that has been missing a loved one for a long time, I thought as long as we're looking for stuff, we should look for the plane.

Define treasure---this site covers lots of treasures with little monetary value.   Good luck and keep us posted. (Besides, you'd be surprised the market value for some of the stuff you may turn up.)

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another found treasure around the same general lines:

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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2011, 08:12:57 pm »
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side-scan would more than likely be your best bet,you can cover more ground quikly.a square grid pattern is also favored,a circular motion is tougher to coardinate even with gps,if its in a bay its probably buried because of waves,tides and currents and if the airframe is not buried too deep sonar will paint an image.the origanal search was for rescue or recovery of the pilot,if you dig deep enough you can find a map documenting the crash site and it would be classified as a grave.do your research and do be careful..good luck....gimp55

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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 06:56:07 pm »
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there was a recent series here in the uk, searching for fighter planes, one was in shallow water, they used a floating raft and stuck a digger on it. pretty successful op. if i remember the name of the programme ill let you know, handy info. pos hints etc. good luck
the other one they dug a french villages main road up to get at it.

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Mag is the way to go. Even though the plane was mostly AL the engine should register a big hit. More gammas than crab traps.

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