During the Deepwater Surveys of World War II U.S. Cultural Assets in the Saipan Chanel expedition, the team explored the site of the B-29 aircraft lost in World War II near Tinian Island that was discovered during a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition in 2016. This side scan sonar image generated from data collected during the current expedition shows the aircraft.
B-29 Wreck
Image courtesy of Deepwater Surveys of World War II U.S. Cultural Assets in the Saipan Channel expedition.
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During the Deepwater Surveys of World War II U.S. Cultural Assets in the Saipan Chanel expedition, the team explored the site of the B-29 aircraft lost in World War II near Tinian Island that was discovered during a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition in 2016. This side scan sonar image generated from data collected during the current expedition shows the aircraft.