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Incredible photos of some of the 150 U.S. WWII aircraft lying in the Airplane Graveyard in the Pacific
Incredible photos of some of the 150 U.S. WWII aircraft lying in the Airplane Graveyard in the Pacific Aircraft graveyard below the surface. Did you know that there are some 150 US aircraft below the surface near Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands, in The Pacific? After World War II ended, 150 still operational aircraft were sunk, why? Because it was cheaper than transporting them back to the US mainland. For you aircraft enthusiasts these included several Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, Vought F4U Corsairs, Grumman TBF Avengers, Curtiss SB2C Helldivers, North American B-25 Mitchells, Curtiss C-46 Commandos and Grumman F4F Wildcats. There are over 150 Allied WWII aircraft lying 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean near the Marshall Islands. They call it the “Airplane Graveyard.” It is located 130 feet under the Pacific Ocean, in the Kwajalein Atoll, Roi-Namur, near the Marshall Islands. More than 150 U.S. aircraft of the World War II can be found over there, where fierce batt...