Diving the wreck of a B17 Bomber

[chasgibson27]

where was this dive done? When was it? Love it, my dad was a survivor on this plane.

[TravisModel92]

Oh she looks so pretty!

[bf9142ftw]

what's the background music?

[coolrunnings1021]

@bf9142ftw Braveheart theme song

[AlexBoy123HBG]

So is this wreck in swedden?

[mixgasdiver]

@AlexBoy123HBG

Yes, it is in Sweden.

[AlexBoy123HBG]

@mixgasdiver Really dident know that ,and i live there myself in sweden..

[Seaworm1982]

nice video + sound track thanks for showing the world : ) keep them coming

[xazoulini1]

i dont know about you but i find this sad...dont ask why...

[jonesy97]

You guys are awesome! Great dive! Don't you get chills, just getting to touch a piece of history like that, and it hasen't been seen in almost 70 years? I'm such an aviation nut, I'd be crying in my mask!

[f3red3]

Do you have information on the identity of the plane (tail number) and/or the Bomb Group/Squadron?

[oldchevy4x4]

Outstanding. Thank You.

[indyme2]

Cool video too. Thanks for the reply on the music.

[indyme2]

I like the music. What is it?

[djjayem100]

braveheart or something

[callieandkelsie]

rip to the pilot and the butiful b17 lest we forget them.

[tommytommy2]

A couple of years ago I renovated an old house and under the floor I found a piece of newspaper from the 40s that said that a B-17 had crashed outside the coast of Skåne, Sweden, must have been this plane. Too bad I didnt keep the paper!

[mixgasdiver]

Actually, that is probably not this plane. There is remains of a B-17 bomber off the coast of Skåne. The plane you read about is probably a B-17G no. 42-107178. Remains of that one lies in quite shallow water outside Skillinge.

[Grayson4life]

why didnt he go inside it?

[mixgasdiver]

The visibility was quite bad that day. So I arranged my lightsetup wide to compensate for this and well... In that config the camera and lighting is too big for the door.

If I would have forced my way in it would have given max 5sec of video. Then the stirred up silt would have covered everything.

[masterpatar]

but did u go inside? idc bout the footage but did u? i wud hav. since the crew survived i wud. if they didnt i wud hav kept out. lets not disturb the dead shall we?

[skyhawk2958]

Plane's Name?

[Cjarlif]

Grym Video :)

[Cjarlif]

Besättning: 10 man Spännvidd: 31,62 meter Typ: Bombflygplan som var baserad på Thurleigh i England under kriget Byggd: 1944 i Seattle, Washington State, USA Förlist: Sjönk efter nödlandning 8 maj 1944 Längd: 22,79 meter Höjd: 5,82 meter Flygvikt: 29 835 kilo Maxfart: 483 km/h Bomblast: 4 600 kilo Flygsträcka (utan bomber): 4 830 km Beväpning: 13 stycken 12,7 mm ksp Djup över botten: ca 39 meter Djup över vraket: ca 36 meter

[lindmark1234]

vilket land var det som sköt ner den?

[zenproductions123]

tyskland

[DavidOrtiz246]

did the crew get out

[Fluffernutter208]

I think I read about this plane in my Grandfather's WWII book on the American plane group he served, the plane was damaged by AA fire on the return trip, damaged, it limped north to a freindly airbase in sweeden. It was nearly there when the engines finally gave out, the crew abandoned ship and were later rescued by an ally ship...

Thats about all I know, but this could be the wrek of another plane though too...

[mixgasdiver]

It may very well be the right one. Everyone in the crew survived and was rescued by a local fisherman.

[slayer1play]

wow, B-17's are such beautiful birds, and, even destroyed, they still have that grace to them.

[JSGS90]

Riktigt häftigt, såg en dokumentär om en som klarade sig, han landade i sverige. de här måste ha varit hans vänner som inte klarade sig ända till sverige