They created an image of the plane that crashed 77 years ago

Scientists have created an image of a World War II TBF Avenger aircraft that crashed near Hawaii. The three-man crew perished. They were part of a squadron that took part in the battle of the Battle of Midway.

The World War II plane, which hit the ocean floor off the coast of Hawaii 77 years ago, was discovered by underwater archaeologists using a remote-controlled robot in 1999. But only now have experts produced an image of it. They've combined the scanning images with other data they've collected. The plane's wings and fuselage are almost intact. The crew's seats are also clear.

It is an American single-engine, three-seat torpedo bomber from the Second World War, which was still used by the US military after 1945. They were also delivered to other countries (Brazil, France, Japan, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Great Britain and Uruguay) where they served for up to sixty years. They were reliable and durable.

The aircraft mentioned in the introduction crashed to the bottom of the ocean on 11 October 1942 after colliding with other aircraft during a training flight. Two planes immediately crashed into the water, killing both crews of three. The crew of the third aircraft managed to evacuate, saving themselves. The crash site was first discovered in 1999 by scientists from the Hawaii Underwater Research Laboratory (HURL) while conducting a deep ocean biological survey.

They were able to identify the plane's impact site using underwater sonar, scanners and robotic divers. "This is an amazing find because the crashed aircraft belonged to the VT-3 squadron that participated in the famous Battle of Midway, one of the decisive naval battles of World War II. The fighting claimed hundreds of lives on the U.S. side alone," said Robert Kraft, who heads undersea operations at Vulcan, which helped with the survey.

When they finish the job, they plan to seek out the families of the soldiers who died in the plane crash. The U.S. Department of Defense, which has all the data, will help. "The development between the private and public sectors, as in the case of Vulcan and the Friedkin Foundation, allows our teamto more quickly assist the U.S. government in finding aircraft and other technology previously thought to be lost forever. We can then contact survivors and tell them more about the fate of their relatives," said Eric Terrill, Scripps oceanographer and co-founder of Project Recover.

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