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 [...]
Tag: TBM Avenger
New Wreck : Upside Down TBM Avenger (Pt Loma — 170 fsw)
New Airplane Targets (Point Loma — 170 fsw)
Airplane Junkyard Part II & III (Pt Loma — 175-230 fsw)
“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 [...]