On the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists released rare images of a sunken PBY-5 Catalina, a U.S. Navy seaplane that was lost during the attack. University of Hawaii dive teams have attempted to photograph the wreckage since 1994; it wasn’t until their latest effort that they produced the first documentation of the entire site.
Photos: Divers Reveal Sunken Wreck of a PBY-5 Catalina
Key Takeaways:
- On the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack, NOAA and University of Hawaii archaeologists released rare images of a sunken PBY-5 Catalina seaplane.
- This U.S. Navy seaplane was lost during the attack on December 7, 1941.
- The recently released images constitute the first complete documentation of the entire wreckage site, achieved after dive teams had attempted to photograph it since 1994.
- The sunken PBY plane is considered an important, albeit largely forgotten, casualty and reminder of the "Day of Infamy."
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