Bill:
I was born and raised here in Orlando. (One of 47 native Floridians left in the state.) I've fished, swam, and boated in Turkey Lake countless times. As far as I know, they've never even tried to find the P-47...much less salvage it. And considering the number of people who fish on that lake each day (with fish finders), I'm sure the plane must be 10 feet under muck and weeds by now... if the gators left anything to be found ;-)
That lake is also has very dark water (tanic acid). Maybe a foot of visibility at best. (But the look on some poor bass fisherman's face when a sub surfaced near his boat would be priceless... but I digress)
NP
From: "Akins" <lakins1@tampabay.rr.com>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Once again
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 05:48:43 -0400
Hi Nomdae.I didn't know you lived in Orlando. I live in Hudson, Fl about 2 to 2 and 1/2 hours away from you. There is a lake around Orlando called Turkey Lake that susposedly has a sunken Republic P47 Thunderbolt fighterplane in it, but I understandthey do not allow swimming much less diving in that lake. Have you ever heard anything about this sunken fighter? Would be a good target to go after with a shallow water sub.Bill Akins.[remaining thread deleted]