Remains of Huge Plane Are Found Underwater
HAWAII
Researchers cataloging underwater debris around Pearl Harbor have made a giant discovery -- the wreckage of one of the largest aircraft ever built.
A Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory submersible found the main body of the Marshall Mars, a Navy seaplane that had a 200-foot wingspan and sank off Oahu following an engine fire and explosion in 1950. There were no fatalities.
The aircraft was built to move cargo, primarily between California and Hawaii. The plane once carried more than 308 people aloft, a record at the time.
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