Gavutu F4F Wildcat (Wreck)

Gavutu F4F Wildcat (Wreck)

📍 Solomon IslandsAOW · 18–30 m★ 4
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Thought to be the aircraft flown (and ditched) by WW2 pacific air ace Lt James Swett, this aircraft lies on a sandy bottom at 42m. As is common with most aircraft, the propellor is missing and the engine cowling has fallen off. A wonderful wreck best dived at the slack tide.

Marine life at this site

Very silty site with trevelly and snapper living around it. A resident painted crayfish lives by the starboard undercarriage.

Likely to see here

seeded · likely

Based on open species observationswithin ~75 kmlikely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

No species observations recorded near this site yet.

Confirmed seen here

from the logbook

Species divers have actually logged at this site — not just in the area.

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