Photogrammetry model of a deep TBM Avenger that crashed in 1952. Bureau Number is 53439.
Revisiting the TBM Avenger: A Deep-Wreck Photogrammetry Project
Tag: TBM Avenger
TBF-1C Avenger BuNo 47746 (Anacapa Island — 120 fsw)
Introduction This is a well-known and previously dived and identified wreck; however, I had never personally dove it and I had been meaning to for a long time. My goal was to build a high-quality photogrammetry model to capture the current state of the wreck. I made a "rookie mistake" and forgot to re-zip my [...]
Airplane Wrecks of the USS Saratoga (Bikini Atoll — 165 fsw)
Intro This is my 250th post and it is an epic one! Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy! Everybody that goes to Bikini dives the USS Saratoga (CV-3) aircraft carrier and there is certainly plenty to see both inside and on the exterior. It is one of only a few dive-able aircraft [...]
New Wreck : Upside Down TBM Avenger (Pt Loma — 170 fsw)
Background We initially were doing some "round robin" diving on targets back in late October 2022 based upon a long list of targets that Tyler had. We found an upside down aircraft that we believed to be a TBM, but we were not sure if it was a dumped airplane -- of which there are [...]
New Airplane Targets (Point Loma — 170 fsw)
Background Tyler had a few targets that we wanted to look at. They were all in the 170 foot range and so we arranged a day on the Marissa to go take a look. We weren't sure what conditions were going to be like so we had a few different plans but ended up going [...]
Airplane Junkyard Part II & III (Pt Loma — 175-230 fsw)
This is an update to a post back in September 2021 about a "WW II Airplane Junkyard" off of Point Loma. As we have been looking for new targets in the south Point Loma area, we are "plagued" by finding and diving more dumped airplanes. They show up on the sonar similar to real airplanes [...]
“Border TBM Avenger” (San Diego, 105 fsw)
After Tyler and I dove the Missile Tower, we headed over to a relatively unknown TBM/F Avenger wreck. It sits in about 105 feet of water and is close to the border near Imperial Beach. The wreck was originally located around 2002 by Roy Pettus, a local San Diego underwater archaeologist, during a survey for [...]
Second Place (is better than a swift kick in the ass)!
On a whim, I entered the Marissa 2020 Photo Contest and I recently found out that I was the runner-up! https://www.facebook.com/MarissaCharters/photos/a.230572168441/10159356247963442/ I submitted three photos to the contest: Tyler @ Corsair Engine TBM Avenger USS Hogan Drew Wilson, who I've done a lot of diving with in the past year, won the contest (Congrats, Drew!). [...]
TBM Avenger Photogrammetry Model (San Diego, CA — 250 fsw)
I debated whether or not to post this model. I'm not really happy with the results but I've learned quite a bit along the way and figured it might help somebody in the future. This post is pretty long but there are a lot of photogrammetry details included for anybody who cares. Short Version Here [...]
TBM Avenger (San Diego, CA — 255 fsw)
The Dive I've had a desire to dive the TBM Avenger on my Project List for quite a while but only recently had a chance to document it. After our first couple failed attempts, Justin Judd and I went back at it this past Thursday onboard the Marissa. We were not going to be denied! [...]
