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Blackjack - B17 bomber - Papua New Guinea


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Blackjack - B17 bomber is a salt water dive site, located in Milne Bay, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea. This dive site has an average rating of 4.00 out of 5 from 1 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 131-140ft/40-43m. The average visibility is 31-35ft/9-11m.

The Blackjack, a B17 military bomber aircraft made by Boeing is not your usual wreck dive. The flying fortress that now lies about 45 meters deep and the sandy sea bed just off the coast of Papua New Guinea after a bombing mission in Japan. Still intact despite its not so smooth landing, divers can inspect the cockpit, turret guns amidst groupers and other fish. The seats are in place and you can quite easily visualize the pilot and co-pilot in the closing moments of this tough airplane’s war history. Papua New Guinea’s crystal clear waters and this mint condition aircraft wreck make it a topnotch spot to experience.

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FastFord - 9/11/2012 10:11 PM
Rating Added: 4
Amazing...also in Port Moresby and Rabaul...dove lots of WWII shipwrecks all over PNG