To Save a Devastator - Revision history

Matthews at 18:49, 16 April 2013

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	One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.		One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.

	Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from USS ''Yorktown'', they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation ~~at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida~~ is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.		Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from USS ''Yorktown'', they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.

	TIGHAR is grateful to our valuable partners with whom we are working closely to reach this goal:		TIGHAR is grateful to our valuable partners with whom we are working closely to reach this goal:

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	One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.		One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.

	Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from ~~U.S.S.~~ ''Yorktown'', they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.		Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from USS ''Yorktown'', they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.

	TIGHAR is grateful to our valuable partners with whom we are working closely to reach this goal:		TIGHAR is grateful to our valuable partners with whom we are working closely to reach this goal:

Moleski at 12:12, 2 April 2013

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	One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.		One of the most significant aircraft in the history of naval aviation was the Douglas TBD-1 “Devastator” torpedo bomber. A revolutionary design when introduced in 1935, the type played a key role in the critical opening months of the Pacific War at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway. Today, no example of the Devastator survives in any museum or collection.

	Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from U.S.S. Yorktown, they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.		Two intact Devastators have been found in relatively shallow water on the bottom of Jaluit lagoon in the Marhsall Islands. These aircraft not only represent the best surviving examples of their type but they are also individually historic. Ditched on February 1, 1942 during a raid launched from U.S.S. ''Yorktown'', they are among the first American aircraft lost in offensive operations in World War Two. The best candidate for recovery and preservation at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in Pensacola, Florida is the deeper of the two aircraft: U.S. Navy TBD-1 Bu.No. 1515.

			TIGHAR is grateful to our valuable partners with whom we are working closely to reach this goal:

			* The Republic of the Marshall Islands
			* The United States Navy
			* The Center for Marine Archaeology and Conservation at Texas A&M University
			* The University of Hawai‘i Undersea Research Lab
			* The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Advanced Visualization and Imaging Laboratory.

			== Links ==

	TIGHAR is working closely with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the United States Navy, the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation, and the Center for Marine Archaeology and Conservation at Texas A&M University to save a Devastator.
	* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/aircraft.htm The Douglas TBD-1]		* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/aircraft.htm The Douglas TBD-1]
	* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/jaluitraid.htm The Jaluit Raid]		* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/jaluitraid.htm The Jaluit Raid]

Moleski at 19:47, 8 February 2009

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	* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/jaluitsurvey.htm 2004 Survey of the Lagoon]		* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/jaluitsurvey.htm 2004 Survey of the Lagoon]
	* Survey Videos--coming soon to the TIGHAR Channel on YouTube.		* Survey Videos--coming soon to the TIGHAR Channel on YouTube.
			* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/donate.htm Donate to the Devastator Project]
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Moleski at 19:45, 8 February 2009

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2009-02-08T03:47:01Z

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== Links ==
* [http://tighar.org/Projects/Devastator/tosave.htm To Save a Devastator]