B-29 Superfortress Wreck

Overview

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress rests at about 115–120 ft off Aguadilla, making it a deep, advanced dive listed for nitrox and run seasonally, weather permitting. A 1996 U.S. Navy survey found the center fuselage and intact wings with four engines in a debris field, the rear section missing, and rigging trailing from the wreckage, an entanglement hazard. It was probably a bomber that ditched in 1945 (one source says 1946), with three crew lost; treat it as a protected historic site.^[1][2]

Site characteristics

• Wreck^[1]

Experience & conditions

• PADI (dive site directory): “listed as a nitrox (EANX) dive; seasonal, weather permitting”^[2]

Attributed descriptions from sources, not our rating. Conditions vary; your training, experience and the day’s conditions decide.

Wreck information

• Boeing B-29/early B-29A Superfortress; center fuselage and intact wings with four engines on sand/coral bottom in a debris field; rear section missing^[1]
• probably USAAF B-29 42-65287, ditched 31 May 1945 after takeoff from Borinquen Army Air Field; 3 of 13 crew lost at sea^[1]
• states bomber crashed in 1946 (conflicts with NHHC 1945)^[2]

Safety considerations

• entanglement: rigging still trails from wreckage^[1]
• Depth^[1]

Ocean conditions change daily. Dive within your training, plan with current local information and consider a local professional guide. Full safety note.

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