One of the four airplane wrecks in Subic Bay (Philippines) It is thought that the aircraft was detached from the USS Lexington CV-16 and crashed into Subic Bay on the 9th of January 1962 killing its 4 crew.
Located in Subic Bay, this AD-5Q aircraft sits perfectly upright on a silty bottom 36 meters below the surface. It is a unique four-seater, characterized by its unusual seating arrangement: two pilots up front and two passengers in the back, seated back-to-back. Divers will find the 20mm wing cannons still in place and can peer into a cockpit where the original gauges and controls are still clearly defined and visible through the silt.
Location: Subic Bay
Depth: 36 meters (118ft)
Seabed: Flat silt
Likely Model: Douglas AD-5Q Skyraider
Configuration: 4 seats (2 front forward-facing; 2 rear back-to-back)
Armament: 4 x 20mm cannons (2 per wing)
Condition: High visibility of instrumentation and controls
The Dive
The conditions were quite difficult. The visibility was poor and two of my cameras didn’t work. I was luck, I could generate a reasonable model from the data.
The model
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