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14/11/2005: "B-17 MOTOR PARTS"

Part of the internal workings of a large aircraft engine from WWII.

The wing section of (possibly) a B-17 bomber sunk in shallow waters off Cape York, Queensland.

Alongside is a third aircraft engine with a single prop visible above the sand. Details of the actual aircraft loss is a mystery.

The colorful sponges growing on the exposed engine were photographed within minutes of being brought topside and aboard Freedom.

We searched in vain for the bulk of the aircraft.

Dec 24 2005. What initially appeared to be a third engine seems part one motor that has broken away.

This might explain why the two 'engines' appeared to be without propellors.

The exact GPS location of the wing and motors wreckage is held in confidence by Ben Cropp, who is planning a return voyage and a filming project for next year.

News reports of the discovery has appeared in The Cairns Post; Townsville Bulletin; The Courier Mail. Queensland-only newspapers this week.

Ben Cropp is researching all aircraft loses and possible crew member names in an effort to piece better together aspects of this mystery.