Ortho Photo – The Gift That Keeps Giving

Posted on April 27, 2018August 10, 2020 by SimonBrown

The Thunderbolt A few weeks ago Deeper Dorset divers paid a visit to the P47-D crash site in Weymouth Bay. We know a fair bit about this crash site but a dive after the winter storms usually reveals something new. Conditions were not great and visibility limited but Hugh did come back with a photo of a Read more about Ortho Photo – The Gift That Keeps Giving[…]

Bolt in the Bay – P47-D Crash Site

Posted on August 23, 2017June 10, 2019 by SimonBrown

Background A few years back Grahame Knott of Deeper Dorset found the dispersed remains of an aircraft in Weymouth Bay. Over the years pieces of the jigsaw have come together, with pieces of information as diverse as component part numbers and an entry in the Portland War Diary (Held at the National Archives) all adding up to Read more about Bolt in the Bay – P47-D Crash Site[…]