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Location: Calvi, France.
The B17 wreck is N from the Calvi citadel, at the foot of a small green lighthouse. |
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how? | By boat |
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distance | Short boat time (< 10min) |
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easy to find? | Easy to find |
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More Details |
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week crowd |
Few divers |
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Few divers |
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Dive site Characteristics |
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alternative name | B-17, Boeing B17 American bomber |
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Quality |
| | dive site quality | Standard |
| | experience | CMAS ** / AOW |
| | bio interest | Poor |
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Dive site infos |
| | average depth | 25.0 m / 82 ft |
| | max depth | 28.0 m / 91.9 ft |
| | current | Low ( < 1 knots) |
| | visibility | Good ( 10 - 30 m) |
| | dive type | - Wreck
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- Marine biology
- Photography
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Author: Anonymous
Contributors (1)
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Additional Infos |
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| | The B17 American Bomber was used during WWII (1941+). It was also named the "Flying Fortress", cos of it's 13 machine guns!
In 1944, the B17 G "Baron" was in mission in Italy. Unfortunately, german fighters hit the Baron. Without any radio, the pilot Frank Chaplick, decide to fly to Calvi (Corsica, France). The landing strip was too short, so he decided to land on sea.
Wreck size:
- length: 23m
- wingspan: 32m
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 42° 34.23232' N |
| GPS Long. | 8° 45.75948' E |
| Precision | Exact |
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