Aircraft 204-184054-P
This unidentified aircraft wreck was surveyed for NOAA in 2010 by David Evans and Associates, Inc. According to the survey report the wreck was assigned sonar contact #204-184054-P. The aircraft is estimated to be...
Author: Gary Fabian
J.A. Bisso
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