Bass fisherman Duane Johnson was looking for a lunker with his "fish finder" in San Diego's Lower Otay Reservoir when he caught the outline of something much bigger - an SB2C-4 Helldiver in 85 feet of water.
Duane made a phone call when he got his bass boat back on dry land and a team of historians and conservators was assembled to recover the Helldiver and land it in a local museum.
The plane was forced into a water landing in the reservoir back in 1945 during a practice bombing. The crew made it out but the Navy, faced with wartime priorities, decided to leave the aircraft in place.
Until Duane came along, that is.
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