Missing Since 1944: Pilot's Corsair Found 200 Feet Deep in Pacific — Body Still Strapped In скачать в хорошем качестве

Missing Since 1944: Pilot's Corsair Found 200 Feet Deep in Pacific — Body Still Strapped In

Why a Navy pilot stayed strapped in his Corsair cockpit 200 feet underwater for 75 years — and proved that no missing American serviceman is ever truly forgotten. This World War 2 mystery reveals how modern diving technology finally solved what seemed impossible for three generations. March 12, 2019. Dr. Eric Terrill descended into Pacific waters off Palau following sonar coordinates. At 200 feet depth, his dive light illuminated inverted gull wings — a Vought F4U Corsair resting on the seafloor. Through the closed canopy, skeletal remains sat in the pilot's seat, dog tags perfectly preserved. Lieutenant Junior Grade Thomas Robert Clayton had been missing since July 19, 1944. Every Navy officer in 1944 said Clayton was gone forever. The Pacific was too vast. The water too deep. His family held memorial services without a body. His mother died in 1987 never knowing what happened to her son. They were all wrong. What Project Recover discovered that morning wasn't about finding wreckage. It was about closure in a way that contradicted everything previous generations believed about ocean recoveries. Clayton's engine had quit 30 miles from base. His final radio transmission cut off mid-sentence. This underwater recovery brought home a 22-year-old pilot after 27,375 days underwater. The techniques discovered in those Pacific depths continue to influence US military recovery doctrine today. 🔔 Subscribe to WW2 Mysteries for more untold recovery stories 👍 Like if this story moved you 💬 Comment below: Which missing WW2 aircraft should we investigate next? #worldwar2 #ww2history #ww2 #wwii #ww2mysteries #pacificwar #lostpilots #underwaterdiscovery #corsair #navyhistory #missinginaction #projectrecover #ww2recovery ⚠️ Disclaimer: This video is entirely fictional and for entertainment purposes. Any resemblance to real events or people is coincidental.