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Lt. Henry Etheridge 307th Bomb Group B-24 ditched in the Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia May 3, 1945—B-24 located by divers!
The following information is about the Lt Henry Etheridge B-24 from the 370th Bomb Squadron of the 307th Bomb Group. Lt. Henry Etheridge ditched his B-24 in the Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia after an engine fire forced him down. An excerpt about the Etheridge B-24 ditching from "The Long Rangers-A Diary of The 307th Bombardment Group(H)" by Sam S. Britt can be viewed below.
Video of the Etheridge B-24 posted on www.youtube.com:
A diver posted a video on youtube.com of the Etheridge B-24 that was located in the Gulf of Tomini, Indonesia. The video shows the outside and inside of the plane and it appears to be intact. The video can be viewed at the youtube.com link below.
Screen Shot from the Video
Location of Crash Site