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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,125 --> 00:00:03,500 narrator: Tonight on 2 00:00:03,625 --> 00:00:05,958 "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters"... 3 00:00:06,042 --> 00:00:07,958 - On top of the spike right now. 4 00:00:08,083 --> 00:00:11,000 [dramatic music] 5 00:00:11,125 --> 00:00:12,583 - If you want to make discoveries, 6 00:00:12,708 --> 00:00:13,792 sometimes you gotta push the edges of the envelope 7 00:00:13,875 --> 00:00:15,333 just a little bit. 8 00:00:15,500 --> 00:00:17,708 narrator: What caused these Cold War jets 9 00:00:17,875 --> 00:00:21,000 to crash off the coast of Florida? 10 00:00:21,167 --> 00:00:22,958 - Right there. There he is. 11 00:00:23,042 --> 00:00:25,042 - Oh, there was somebody trying to get out. 12 00:00:25,208 --> 00:00:27,417 narrator: Did they fall prey to a curse 13 00:00:27,542 --> 00:00:30,417 that plagued an unlucky aircraft carrier? 14 00:00:30,542 --> 00:00:32,833 - If this bears out, there's an unexploded 15 00:00:32,958 --> 00:00:34,542 atomic weapon sitting off Florida. 16 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:36,458 narrator: The team hits the water... 17 00:00:39,458 --> 00:00:41,250 narrator: And makes a historic find. 18 00:00:43,333 --> 00:00:45,083 - This just provides what we've been 19 00:00:45,208 --> 00:00:47,000 trying to figure out with this mystery wreck. 20 00:00:47,125 --> 00:00:49,958 [dramatic music] 21 00:00:50,083 --> 00:00:51,417 narrator: There is a place that evokes 22 00:00:51,542 --> 00:00:54,958 fear and fascination. 23 00:00:55,083 --> 00:00:59,583 Bounded by Florida, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico, 24 00:00:59,708 --> 00:01:02,000 the Bermuda Triangle has swallowed 25 00:01:02,083 --> 00:01:04,667 countless ships, planes, and people. 26 00:01:04,750 --> 00:01:07,083 ♪ ♪ 27 00:01:07,208 --> 00:01:09,708 Now an elite team is on the hunt... 28 00:01:09,792 --> 00:01:11,125 - Dive, dive, dive. 29 00:01:11,250 --> 00:01:13,000 narrator: And making big finds. 30 00:01:13,083 --> 00:01:14,875 - We've discovered "Challenger." 31 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:16,875 narrator: Their secret weapon, 32 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,625 a wreck map decades in the making. 33 00:01:20,708 --> 00:01:21,917 - These are dangerous dives. 34 00:01:22,042 --> 00:01:23,125 - Ah! 35 00:01:25,042 --> 00:01:26,292 - Any sane person would not be doing this. 36 00:01:26,417 --> 00:01:28,208 narrator: Their mission, 37 00:01:28,333 --> 00:01:30,958 solve the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle 38 00:01:31,042 --> 00:01:32,833 one wreck at a time. 39 00:01:32,958 --> 00:01:34,375 - Dude, are you seeing this? 40 00:01:34,542 --> 00:01:37,000 - Mother Nature is gonna take these wrecks away. 41 00:01:37,167 --> 00:01:38,000 The clock is ticking. 42 00:01:38,125 --> 00:01:44,000 ♪ ♪ 43 00:01:44,167 --> 00:01:47,042 [water burbling] 44 00:01:47,208 --> 00:01:50,625 [tense music] 45 00:01:50,750 --> 00:01:51,708 - Good morning. 46 00:01:51,792 --> 00:01:53,458 - How are we doing? 47 00:01:53,542 --> 00:01:55,000 - I have friends that are commercial fishermen, 48 00:01:55,167 --> 00:01:56,792 and they're pursuing the fish, 49 00:01:56,917 --> 00:01:58,500 not the story, not the history. 50 00:01:58,583 --> 00:02:01,333 But they can guide us to find the wrecks. 51 00:02:01,417 --> 00:02:03,417 ♪ ♪ 52 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:05,625 We were made aware of this wreck called Chang's Wreck, 53 00:02:05,708 --> 00:02:07,333 named after Jimmy Chang, 54 00:02:07,458 --> 00:02:08,542 who was the commercial fisherman that first found it. 55 00:02:08,667 --> 00:02:13,042 ♪ ♪ 56 00:02:13,208 --> 00:02:14,458 narrator: Shipwreck hunters 57 00:02:14,583 --> 00:02:16,792 Mike Barnette and Jimmy Gadomski 58 00:02:16,875 --> 00:02:21,167 often find their best mysteries from local hearsay. 59 00:02:21,333 --> 00:02:24,000 Today, they're sailing to the underwater object 60 00:02:24,125 --> 00:02:26,583 known locally as Chang's Wreck. 61 00:02:26,708 --> 00:02:30,417 It lies 57 nautical miles off the coast of Florida, 62 00:02:30,542 --> 00:02:33,542 just north of the Bermuda Triangle. 63 00:02:33,667 --> 00:02:37,417 Rumor has it that it's an aircraft wreck. 64 00:02:37,542 --> 00:02:39,333 - Commercial spearfisherman had been on it, 65 00:02:39,458 --> 00:02:41,042 and they saw it was obviously an aircraft. 66 00:02:41,167 --> 00:02:42,083 They saw the wings. 67 00:02:42,208 --> 00:02:43,417 They saw the fuselage. 68 00:02:43,542 --> 00:02:45,208 So we had that information. 69 00:02:45,375 --> 00:02:46,708 They didn't know what kind of aircraft it was, 70 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:49,333 but word quickly got out about this new wreck site. 71 00:02:49,458 --> 00:02:50,750 ♪ ♪ 72 00:02:50,917 --> 00:02:52,708 - So we're going down 240 feet. 73 00:02:52,875 --> 00:02:56,333 Uh, we're gonna plan 25-30 minutes on the bottom. 74 00:02:56,500 --> 00:02:58,167 We're gonna try and put a shot line in the water. 75 00:02:58,333 --> 00:03:00,042 Once the shot line's in the water, 76 00:03:00,167 --> 00:03:01,375 hopefully we don't have too much current, 77 00:03:01,542 --> 00:03:03,125 and we'll be able to follow that shot line 78 00:03:03,208 --> 00:03:05,625 straight down to the wreck. 79 00:03:05,708 --> 00:03:07,792 - We don't really know what exactly is down there. 80 00:03:07,875 --> 00:03:10,875 So to actually go down and discover for yourself, 81 00:03:11,042 --> 00:03:12,750 not to be told about it, but you actually 82 00:03:12,875 --> 00:03:15,375 looking into it and uncovering that lost history, 83 00:03:15,542 --> 00:03:17,417 that's the passion that drives us. 84 00:03:17,542 --> 00:03:19,208 ♪ ♪ 85 00:03:19,333 --> 00:03:21,167 [propellers whirring] 86 00:03:21,292 --> 00:03:22,583 narrator: The waters in and around 87 00:03:22,708 --> 00:03:24,000 the Bermuda Triangle 88 00:03:24,125 --> 00:03:26,250 have claimed over 50 aircraft, 89 00:03:26,375 --> 00:03:29,917 many lost without explanation. 90 00:03:30,042 --> 00:03:33,375 The team is hoping that Chang's Wreck is the answer 91 00:03:33,500 --> 00:03:35,792 to a series of plane crashes that happened here 92 00:03:35,917 --> 00:03:39,167 over 60 years ago. 93 00:03:39,292 --> 00:03:43,417 In July 1960, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, 94 00:03:43,542 --> 00:03:46,917 the USS "Saratoga," entered these waters 95 00:03:47,042 --> 00:03:50,542 and experienced a run of bad luck. 96 00:03:50,708 --> 00:03:54,500 - When you look at the history on the USS "Saratoga," 97 00:03:54,625 --> 00:03:56,667 they did a lot of patrols off the coast of Florida 98 00:03:56,750 --> 00:03:59,500 in the area that is known as the Bermuda Triangle, 99 00:03:59,625 --> 00:04:03,292 and so it started getting this reputation as an unlucky ship 100 00:04:03,375 --> 00:04:05,792 around about 1959, 1960, 101 00:04:05,875 --> 00:04:08,167 because of some accidents that were documented 102 00:04:08,292 --> 00:04:09,500 from that aircraft carrier. 103 00:04:09,625 --> 00:04:11,375 ♪ ♪ 104 00:04:11,500 --> 00:04:13,500 - July 1960, you have to remember that 105 00:04:13,667 --> 00:04:15,500 we're at the part of the Cold War that is now 106 00:04:15,625 --> 00:04:17,375 really starting to heat up. 107 00:04:17,542 --> 00:04:19,500 USS "Saratoga" is actually on patrol 108 00:04:19,708 --> 00:04:21,250 in the Bermuda Triangle area, 109 00:04:21,375 --> 00:04:23,833 and this area is pretty much a hotbed. 110 00:04:23,958 --> 00:04:26,125 In 1959, you have the Cuban Revolution, 111 00:04:26,250 --> 00:04:28,083 which brings Castro to power, 112 00:04:28,208 --> 00:04:31,333 and now you have an entry point for the Soviet Union. 113 00:04:31,458 --> 00:04:32,833 They could bring in missiles. 114 00:04:32,958 --> 00:04:34,583 They could bring in aircraft. 115 00:04:34,708 --> 00:04:37,000 They may even be able to bring in their own navy. 116 00:04:37,125 --> 00:04:41,333 And so this became the most hotly contested environment 117 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:43,500 in the entire Cold War. 118 00:04:43,583 --> 00:04:45,292 ♪ ♪ 119 00:04:45,417 --> 00:04:48,000 narrator: July 26, 1960, 120 00:04:48,208 --> 00:04:50,250 a strategic bomber on a practice run 121 00:04:50,375 --> 00:04:53,000 is approaching the "Saratoga." 122 00:04:53,167 --> 00:04:56,333 A mile from the flight deck, it crashes into the waves, 123 00:04:56,458 --> 00:04:58,958 killing the pilot, William N. Collier, 124 00:04:59,042 --> 00:05:02,500 and his two crewmen. 125 00:05:02,667 --> 00:05:06,000 Three days later, another plane of the same type 126 00:05:06,083 --> 00:05:07,708 hits the flight deck briefly 127 00:05:07,875 --> 00:05:10,000 before careening over the side, 128 00:05:10,125 --> 00:05:12,125 killing three more men. 129 00:05:12,250 --> 00:05:14,167 ♪ ♪ 130 00:05:14,333 --> 00:05:15,833 The pilot of the second plane 131 00:05:15,917 --> 00:05:18,333 was Commander Charles T. Frohne. 132 00:05:18,417 --> 00:05:20,333 - Dad was always a hero. 133 00:05:20,458 --> 00:05:22,000 In World War II, my dad flew 134 00:05:22,167 --> 00:05:25,500 over 11 different types of aircraft. 135 00:05:25,542 --> 00:05:28,708 He had 162 missions. 136 00:05:28,875 --> 00:05:31,125 - He was also awarded the Flying Cross 137 00:05:31,208 --> 00:05:33,667 and a number of air medals. 138 00:05:33,833 --> 00:05:37,458 ♪ ♪ 139 00:05:37,542 --> 00:05:39,167 narrator: Both the "Saratoga's" 140 00:05:39,292 --> 00:05:42,333 ill-fated jets were A-3 Skywarriors, 141 00:05:42,417 --> 00:05:44,250 new aircraft capable of carrying 142 00:05:44,375 --> 00:05:46,458 nuclear bombs. 143 00:05:46,625 --> 00:05:48,500 They crashed in water so deep, 144 00:05:48,708 --> 00:05:50,833 they were written off as unsalvageable. 145 00:05:50,875 --> 00:05:53,667 Their precise location is not recorded, 146 00:05:53,833 --> 00:05:57,042 but in the general vicinity of Chang's Wreck. 147 00:05:57,167 --> 00:05:58,375 - Being a military aviator, 148 00:05:58,542 --> 00:06:00,000 we're taught from day one that 149 00:06:00,125 --> 00:06:02,708 we're not all guaranteed to-- to make it back. 150 00:06:02,833 --> 00:06:05,375 It's extremely sobering when we're able 151 00:06:05,500 --> 00:06:08,833 to bring additional details to that family 152 00:06:08,958 --> 00:06:11,583 so that they understand what really happened 153 00:06:11,708 --> 00:06:13,667 in those last moments of their loved ones 154 00:06:13,750 --> 00:06:15,792 so they can hopefully rest a little bit easier. 155 00:06:15,917 --> 00:06:18,708 [dramatic music] 156 00:06:18,833 --> 00:06:21,333 narrator: Captain Will Hinton navigates to the coordinates 157 00:06:21,417 --> 00:06:23,042 for Chang's Wreck. 158 00:06:23,125 --> 00:06:26,667 Then he and Jimmy locate the submerged structure. 159 00:06:26,833 --> 00:06:29,667 - The target's almost microscopic on our radar. 160 00:06:29,750 --> 00:06:31,625 It's almost just a tiny blip with a few-- 161 00:06:31,750 --> 00:06:33,708 luckily some fish swimming around it. 162 00:06:33,833 --> 00:06:35,167 Can see some of the discolorations 163 00:06:35,333 --> 00:06:37,333 in the pattern. 164 00:06:37,417 --> 00:06:39,250 - You notice any current, any push to the north? 165 00:06:39,375 --> 00:06:41,333 - I am seeing already a push to the north. 166 00:06:41,458 --> 00:06:42,667 - Oh, yeah. I can see it right there. 167 00:06:42,750 --> 00:06:44,750 - Yeah. It pushed me way off already. 168 00:06:44,875 --> 00:06:46,000 - That sucks. 169 00:06:46,083 --> 00:06:47,625 ♪ ♪ 170 00:06:47,708 --> 00:06:49,500 narrator: Stronger than expected currents 171 00:06:49,625 --> 00:06:52,083 mean Jimmy needs a new plan. 172 00:06:52,208 --> 00:06:53,667 ♪ ♪ 173 00:06:53,792 --> 00:06:55,375 - All right, guys. This is a little different. 174 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:57,125 We're going to hot drop onto the wreck. 175 00:06:57,208 --> 00:06:59,500 So we have a lot of current today. 176 00:06:59,625 --> 00:07:02,000 We need to get in and get down as quick as possible. 177 00:07:02,167 --> 00:07:03,667 ♪ ♪ 178 00:07:03,833 --> 00:07:05,958 - We have a very, very strong surface current. 179 00:07:06,042 --> 00:07:07,583 We're hoping that the current doesn't go all the way down, 180 00:07:07,708 --> 00:07:10,458 but we're assuming that it is. 181 00:07:10,583 --> 00:07:12,333 - All right. On top of the spike right now. 182 00:07:12,417 --> 00:07:14,500 700 feet. 183 00:07:14,583 --> 00:07:16,167 - We're also trying to factor in 184 00:07:16,292 --> 00:07:18,083 how much further away we should be dropping the divers, 185 00:07:18,208 --> 00:07:20,375 considering the depth. 186 00:07:20,500 --> 00:07:22,167 The visibility isn't great. 187 00:07:22,250 --> 00:07:24,333 They could easily lose each other on the way down. 188 00:07:24,458 --> 00:07:26,667 So there's kind of a lot going on 189 00:07:26,750 --> 00:07:29,083 in the hopes that this dive goes well. 190 00:07:29,208 --> 00:07:29,875 It's actually a lot of pressure. 191 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,000 [laughs] 192 00:07:32,167 --> 00:07:33,250 - Neutral. 193 00:07:33,375 --> 00:07:35,333 Dive, dive, dive! 194 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:42,792 ♪ ♪ 195 00:07:43,542 --> 00:07:45,000 - Because the current's so strong, 196 00:07:45,125 --> 00:07:46,750 they're trying to go down as fast as they can. 197 00:07:46,875 --> 00:07:48,125 That's why they have the scooters. 198 00:07:48,208 --> 00:07:50,917 [whirring] 199 00:07:51,042 --> 00:07:52,833 You are essentially going full throttle. 200 00:07:52,917 --> 00:07:54,458 If you turn your head the wrong way, 201 00:07:54,625 --> 00:07:56,792 your mask actually might fly off your face. 202 00:07:56,917 --> 00:07:58,583 They're literally going into the abyss. 203 00:07:58,708 --> 00:07:59,958 Like, they don't know what's in front of them. 204 00:08:00,042 --> 00:08:03,917 ♪ ♪ 205 00:08:09,542 --> 00:08:11,333 narrator: The strong current has created 206 00:08:11,500 --> 00:08:13,542 a blizzard of biological matter, 207 00:08:13,667 --> 00:08:17,917 and visibility is less than 20 feet. 208 00:08:18,042 --> 00:08:22,292 At 240 feet down, they only have 25 minutes 209 00:08:22,417 --> 00:08:24,667 to explore before they must resurface. 210 00:08:24,792 --> 00:08:30,500 ♪ ♪ 211 00:08:30,667 --> 00:08:33,208 narrator: Finally, the sharp edges of a plane 212 00:08:33,375 --> 00:08:35,167 emerge from the depths. 213 00:08:35,292 --> 00:08:40,750 ♪ ♪ 214 00:08:40,875 --> 00:08:43,792 narrator: What appears to be a wing comes into view. 215 00:08:43,917 --> 00:08:47,042 ♪ ♪ 216 00:08:47,167 --> 00:08:48,833 narrator: And then the engine mount, 217 00:08:48,958 --> 00:08:51,375 with no trace of the engine. 218 00:08:51,500 --> 00:08:57,833 ♪ ♪ 219 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,792 narrator: Not far from the wing, 220 00:08:59,875 --> 00:09:02,500 they see what appears to be the cockpit, 221 00:09:02,625 --> 00:09:05,167 split off from the rest of the wreck. 222 00:09:05,250 --> 00:09:12,083 ♪ ♪ 223 00:09:12,167 --> 00:09:16,542 narrator: There are no signs of human remains. 224 00:09:16,708 --> 00:09:18,792 With the dive clock running out, 225 00:09:18,875 --> 00:09:21,333 the divers must return to the surface. 226 00:09:21,500 --> 00:09:28,542 ♪ ♪ 227 00:09:30,125 --> 00:09:31,667 - The bags just came up. 228 00:09:31,708 --> 00:09:33,333 Uh, that means that they're leaving the bottom. 229 00:09:33,417 --> 00:09:34,542 They're leaving the 220, 240 range, 230 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:36,833 and they're starting their slow ascent. 231 00:09:36,917 --> 00:09:39,667 narrator: If the divers come to the surface too quickly, 232 00:09:39,792 --> 00:09:42,292 they'll suffer a potentially deadly condition 233 00:09:42,417 --> 00:09:44,667 called the bends. 234 00:09:44,833 --> 00:09:49,750 They must spend at least an hour at depth to decompress. 235 00:09:49,875 --> 00:09:51,833 Unfortunately, they have 236 00:09:51,958 --> 00:09:54,292 a fast-moving visitor circling them. 237 00:09:58,542 --> 00:10:00,750 [dramatic music] 238 00:10:00,875 --> 00:10:02,583 narrator: Mike Barnette and Jimmy Gadomski 239 00:10:02,708 --> 00:10:04,833 have just discovered an airplane 240 00:10:04,958 --> 00:10:08,958 240 feet underwater in the Bermuda Triangle. 241 00:10:09,042 --> 00:10:12,833 It may be one of two missing Navy jets 242 00:10:12,917 --> 00:10:17,042 that crashed off an aircraft carrier in 1960. 243 00:10:17,208 --> 00:10:20,500 Now they must spend an hour halfway to the surface 244 00:10:20,583 --> 00:10:23,792 so that nitrogen can leave their bodies. 245 00:10:23,875 --> 00:10:25,250 - So it's not uncommon when we're on decompression 246 00:10:25,375 --> 00:10:27,083 that sharks appear. 247 00:10:27,208 --> 00:10:28,667 But you have to keep in mind, these are wild animals, 248 00:10:28,875 --> 00:10:31,500 and they're not predictable. 249 00:10:31,583 --> 00:10:34,417 narrator: Silky sharks are large, with cutting teeth, 250 00:10:34,542 --> 00:10:37,000 and can be dangerous to divers. 251 00:10:37,125 --> 00:10:39,750 ♪ ♪ 252 00:10:44,167 --> 00:10:47,917 [laughter] 253 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:50,000 narrator: After the dive on Chang's Wreck, 254 00:10:50,083 --> 00:10:52,667 Captain Will Hinton is running his sonar 255 00:10:52,792 --> 00:10:55,833 on the way back to port in St. Augustine. 256 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,125 It's a standard practice for wreck hunters 257 00:10:58,208 --> 00:11:01,542 always on the lookout for new targets. 258 00:11:01,708 --> 00:11:03,917 [beeping] 259 00:11:04,083 --> 00:11:07,292 The sonar pings something down below. 260 00:11:07,375 --> 00:11:08,458 - Hey, Jimmy. 261 00:11:08,542 --> 00:11:10,000 Come check this out real quick. 262 00:11:10,083 --> 00:11:12,458 ♪ ♪ 263 00:11:12,583 --> 00:11:15,667 I noticed there's a bit of a spike right here. 264 00:11:15,750 --> 00:11:19,208 - It's about the size of, uh-- of what we were just on. 265 00:11:19,333 --> 00:11:21,375 Let's, um, circle back around. 266 00:11:21,500 --> 00:11:24,042 Let's see if we can ping it from a different direction. 267 00:11:24,125 --> 00:11:25,083 - All right. 268 00:11:25,208 --> 00:11:28,625 ♪ ♪ 269 00:11:28,750 --> 00:11:30,625 - Look at that. 270 00:11:30,750 --> 00:11:31,750 It's holding fish. 271 00:11:31,833 --> 00:11:34,083 We have structure for sure. 272 00:11:34,208 --> 00:11:37,000 - I'm gonna go ahead and remark this location, 273 00:11:37,208 --> 00:11:38,542 just to show that it's an active site. 274 00:11:38,625 --> 00:11:40,167 - Yeah. 275 00:11:40,292 --> 00:11:42,250 narrator: It looks like another plane, 276 00:11:42,375 --> 00:11:46,250 similar in size and shape to the one they just dove on. 277 00:11:46,375 --> 00:11:50,375 Have they accidentally found both A-3 Skywarriors 278 00:11:50,500 --> 00:11:55,000 that crashed off the USS "Saratoga" in 1960? 279 00:11:55,083 --> 00:11:57,542 Last year, the team made its biggest find 280 00:11:57,667 --> 00:12:00,000 with a similar happy accident. 281 00:12:00,167 --> 00:12:02,750 They found a piece of the space shuttle "Challenger" 282 00:12:02,875 --> 00:12:06,667 while looking for a lost World War II plane. 283 00:12:06,750 --> 00:12:08,750 - We should come back out in the next couple days. 284 00:12:08,875 --> 00:12:10,208 We should have some good weather, 285 00:12:10,333 --> 00:12:11,958 and let's--let's jump on it. 286 00:12:12,042 --> 00:12:14,583 ♪ ♪ 287 00:12:14,708 --> 00:12:16,792 narrator: Once ashore, Jimmy and Mike 288 00:12:16,917 --> 00:12:19,708 meet with pilot and combat veteran Jason Harris 289 00:12:19,875 --> 00:12:22,292 and military historian David O'Keefe 290 00:12:22,417 --> 00:12:25,000 to review their dive footage. 291 00:12:25,167 --> 00:12:26,000 - Right here, we're seeing the wing. 292 00:12:26,167 --> 00:12:27,583 - Oh, wow. 293 00:12:27,667 --> 00:12:29,417 - Uh, the wreck sits upside down. 294 00:12:29,542 --> 00:12:31,125 Uh, you see the two pylons with the engines, 295 00:12:31,208 --> 00:12:33,167 but the engines have just ripped loose, 296 00:12:33,292 --> 00:12:34,333 and they're probably several hundred feet away 297 00:12:34,458 --> 00:12:36,000 in the distance. 298 00:12:36,083 --> 00:12:37,333 You can see where they were originally 299 00:12:37,458 --> 00:12:39,875 mounted under the wing. 300 00:12:40,042 --> 00:12:41,125 It's definitely a large aircraft, 301 00:12:41,250 --> 00:12:44,375 twin jet engines slung under the wings. 302 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:46,042 - Based on its size 303 00:12:46,167 --> 00:12:48,167 as well as where the engines were hung at, 304 00:12:48,333 --> 00:12:52,792 it becomes pretty clear that this is the A-3 Skywarrior. 305 00:12:52,875 --> 00:12:55,500 narrator: The most telling clue is the cockpit. 306 00:12:55,583 --> 00:12:57,500 ♪ ♪ 307 00:12:57,667 --> 00:13:01,333 The A-3 Skywarrior cockpit had a unique configuration 308 00:13:01,458 --> 00:13:04,333 with three crewmen crammed in together, 309 00:13:04,458 --> 00:13:06,208 making them vulnerable. 310 00:13:06,375 --> 00:13:09,208 - The A-3 Skywarrior was such a large aircraft, 311 00:13:09,333 --> 00:13:11,458 they had to lighten as much weight as they could, 312 00:13:11,542 --> 00:13:12,917 so they took out the ejection seats 313 00:13:13,042 --> 00:13:14,667 on this particular aircraft. 314 00:13:14,833 --> 00:13:17,042 And so if they had an issue in the aircraft, 315 00:13:17,167 --> 00:13:18,542 the air crew members, they were not able 316 00:13:18,708 --> 00:13:21,292 to get out by way of ejection seat. 317 00:13:21,417 --> 00:13:22,875 And so that was part of why they nicknamed it 318 00:13:23,042 --> 00:13:24,833 the A3D, "all three dead." 319 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:26,542 [dramatic music] 320 00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:29,083 narrator: This is probably one of the two 321 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:32,833 Skywarriors lost off the cursed carrier "Saratoga." 322 00:13:32,958 --> 00:13:35,958 But is it the jet flown by Captain Collier 323 00:13:36,083 --> 00:13:39,375 or the one flown by Commander Frohne? 324 00:13:39,542 --> 00:13:41,500 - I find it's important to tell the stories 325 00:13:41,625 --> 00:13:43,792 of these lost aviators, 326 00:13:43,875 --> 00:13:45,375 because while it might not have been 327 00:13:45,542 --> 00:13:47,292 an incident in wartime, 328 00:13:47,417 --> 00:13:49,208 they were training in their defense of this country, 329 00:13:49,375 --> 00:13:52,292 and I think they should be remembered as well. 330 00:13:52,417 --> 00:13:55,333 narrator: Mike and Jimmy prepare for another dive 331 00:13:55,417 --> 00:13:57,833 while Jason and David will gather details 332 00:13:57,958 --> 00:14:00,667 to help identify whose plane is now 333 00:14:00,875 --> 00:14:03,583 lying at Chang's wrecksite. 334 00:14:03,708 --> 00:14:06,333 They head to Jacksonville, Florida, 335 00:14:06,417 --> 00:14:10,333 to meet a renowned expert on historic aircraft. 336 00:14:10,417 --> 00:14:12,917 Roy Stafford served as a Marine fighter pilot 337 00:14:13,042 --> 00:14:14,792 flying off aircraft carriers, 338 00:14:14,875 --> 00:14:16,833 and he knows the A-3 well. 339 00:14:16,958 --> 00:14:18,208 - Good to see you again, brother. 340 00:14:18,375 --> 00:14:19,542 How you been? - It's nice to see you. 341 00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:20,833 - Likewise. - How you doing? 342 00:14:20,917 --> 00:14:22,167 - Coming to have a conversation with Roy, 343 00:14:22,292 --> 00:14:23,583 that's literally like coming to talk to Yoda. 344 00:14:23,708 --> 00:14:25,792 Roy is so knowledgeable. 345 00:14:25,917 --> 00:14:28,042 He has so much experience, so much background. 346 00:14:28,167 --> 00:14:30,917 - So was the A-3 specifically designed for carrier ops? 347 00:14:31,042 --> 00:14:32,083 - Oh, absolutely. - Or did they--really? 348 00:14:32,250 --> 00:14:33,417 - Absolutely. 349 00:14:33,542 --> 00:14:35,292 And it's the largest operational airplane 350 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,250 to ever operate off an aircraft carrier. 351 00:14:37,375 --> 00:14:39,375 - Was this a challenging airplane to fly, Roy? 352 00:14:39,542 --> 00:14:41,333 - Yeah, carrier aviation is-- 353 00:14:41,417 --> 00:14:43,833 I don't think the public ever really understands 354 00:14:43,917 --> 00:14:46,167 or appreciates what a dangerous environment it is. 355 00:14:46,250 --> 00:14:48,500 - The impression I'm getting is next to combat-- 356 00:14:48,625 --> 00:14:50,000 and correct me if I'm wrong-- 357 00:14:50,083 --> 00:14:51,333 this is the most dangerous thing 358 00:14:51,458 --> 00:14:52,958 that you could possibly do. - I think so. 359 00:14:53,042 --> 00:14:54,833 - We know we have a Skywarrior down there, 360 00:14:54,958 --> 00:14:56,417 and the question is, what type? 361 00:14:56,542 --> 00:14:59,292 - Yeah, the airplane was a very adaptable aircraft. 362 00:14:59,417 --> 00:15:01,667 It served initially as a bomber, 363 00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:05,083 and then later on it was converted to surveillance. 364 00:15:05,250 --> 00:15:07,125 It had the camera mounts, 365 00:15:07,250 --> 00:15:08,875 which you could see through the portals. 366 00:15:09,000 --> 00:15:11,958 Then later on, the transport version had 367 00:15:12,083 --> 00:15:15,125 passenger windows, you know, along the bomb bay area. 368 00:15:15,250 --> 00:15:16,500 - So what you're telling us is, 369 00:15:16,583 --> 00:15:17,708 in each one of these versions, 370 00:15:17,833 --> 00:15:20,000 there is a unique signature. - Yes. 371 00:15:20,083 --> 00:15:22,000 narrator: These unique configurations 372 00:15:22,125 --> 00:15:24,417 could help ID the wreck, 373 00:15:24,542 --> 00:15:29,333 but Roy says there's something else the team needs to know. 374 00:15:29,458 --> 00:15:31,583 - There was a rumor going around 375 00:15:31,708 --> 00:15:33,500 there was an A-3 crashed off Mayport 376 00:15:33,625 --> 00:15:35,958 and that it may have had a nuclear device on board. 377 00:15:36,042 --> 00:15:39,167 [dramatic music] 378 00:15:39,292 --> 00:15:40,625 - So right in the area where this was found? 379 00:15:40,708 --> 00:15:41,833 - Yeah. 380 00:15:42,000 --> 00:15:43,917 ♪ ♪ 381 00:15:44,042 --> 00:15:45,875 - If this bears out, there's an unexploded 382 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:47,667 atomic weapon sitting off Florida. 383 00:15:47,792 --> 00:15:49,833 ♪ ♪ 384 00:15:49,958 --> 00:15:50,958 narrator: The team went looking 385 00:15:51,083 --> 00:15:53,333 for two missing Skywarriors. 386 00:15:53,417 --> 00:15:56,667 Now there's a third one, lost in 1957, 387 00:15:56,833 --> 00:15:59,125 that they now need to consider. 388 00:15:59,208 --> 00:16:04,042 And this one might have gone down with a nuclear bomb. 389 00:16:04,167 --> 00:16:05,833 - We thought everything was benign, 390 00:16:05,917 --> 00:16:08,542 but there was an occasion where there might have been a-- 391 00:16:08,708 --> 00:16:10,333 what they call a "Broken Arrow." 392 00:16:10,458 --> 00:16:12,542 - When you hear the term Broken Arrow, 393 00:16:12,708 --> 00:16:15,500 that essentially means that there was an unexpected event 394 00:16:15,667 --> 00:16:17,000 with a nuclear weapon. 395 00:16:17,125 --> 00:16:18,667 That unexpected event could have been 396 00:16:18,792 --> 00:16:21,417 an accidental firing, an accidental detonation. 397 00:16:21,583 --> 00:16:22,833 It could have been 398 00:16:22,958 --> 00:16:24,667 the potential loss of a weapon, 399 00:16:24,750 --> 00:16:27,208 or in certain cases where they actually had to 400 00:16:27,375 --> 00:16:29,417 ditch the weapon out at sea. 401 00:16:29,542 --> 00:16:32,125 narrator: The American government has publicly 402 00:16:32,250 --> 00:16:35,375 acknowledged there are 32 possible nuclear weapons 403 00:16:35,542 --> 00:16:38,333 accidents since 1950. 404 00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:42,708 The accident Roy is referring to happened in 1957. 405 00:16:42,875 --> 00:16:44,417 ♪ ♪ 406 00:16:44,542 --> 00:16:46,292 - The interesting part was that this was not 407 00:16:46,417 --> 00:16:48,625 reported publicly for a couple of months, 408 00:16:48,792 --> 00:16:51,167 and likely because the United States government 409 00:16:51,292 --> 00:16:53,167 wanted to keep it under wraps until they could 410 00:16:53,292 --> 00:16:55,000 figure out what was going on. 411 00:16:55,083 --> 00:16:58,000 As a matter of fact, it was only in August 412 00:16:58,083 --> 00:17:00,125 when President Eisenhower stated 413 00:17:00,208 --> 00:17:03,792 one of the planes off Jacksonville on June 19th 414 00:17:03,917 --> 00:17:06,167 had to jettison an atomic bomb. 415 00:17:06,250 --> 00:17:08,667 There doesn't seem to be any subsequent report 416 00:17:08,833 --> 00:17:10,417 or follow-up on this. 417 00:17:10,542 --> 00:17:12,875 narrator: The White House said there was no danger, 418 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,250 but that wasn't the word among sailors. 419 00:17:16,375 --> 00:17:19,042 - So what you're saying is, is that there was an accident 420 00:17:19,208 --> 00:17:23,125 with an A-3 Skywarrior that jettisoned a weapon, 421 00:17:23,208 --> 00:17:24,500 and then it also went down in the water. 422 00:17:24,625 --> 00:17:26,167 - Yeah. 423 00:17:26,333 --> 00:17:28,208 The indications were something was dropped 424 00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:30,708 that caused it to be listed as a--as a Broken Arrow. 425 00:17:30,833 --> 00:17:32,958 - I think, you know, our number one priority that we need 426 00:17:33,042 --> 00:17:34,292 to make certain that everyone understands 427 00:17:34,417 --> 00:17:36,500 is that there is a potential that there 428 00:17:36,667 --> 00:17:37,833 could be a nuclear weapon somewhere in that vicinity. 429 00:17:37,958 --> 00:17:39,292 - Yeah. 430 00:17:39,375 --> 00:17:41,167 I mean, odds are it's gonna be very slim 431 00:17:41,292 --> 00:17:42,958 that this is gonna be it, but better safe than sorry. 432 00:17:43,083 --> 00:17:44,833 - Absolutely. 433 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,792 [line ringing] 434 00:17:47,875 --> 00:17:48,833 - Hey, David. 435 00:17:49,000 --> 00:17:50,333 - Look, Jason and I are here, 436 00:17:50,417 --> 00:17:51,833 and we got some stuff you gotta hear. 437 00:17:51,917 --> 00:17:53,500 - Hey, guys. 438 00:17:53,625 --> 00:17:55,625 We had a chance to chat with Roy recently, 439 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:59,417 and definitely identified this as an A-3 Skywarrior. 440 00:17:59,500 --> 00:18:01,417 But one of the interesting things 441 00:18:01,542 --> 00:18:04,125 he shared with us is that there was another potential 442 00:18:04,250 --> 00:18:06,917 A-3 Skywarrior aircraft that might have been carrying 443 00:18:07,042 --> 00:18:09,000 a nuclear weapon, and they might have had 444 00:18:09,125 --> 00:18:10,958 to ditch that nuclear weapon in the water. 445 00:18:11,042 --> 00:18:13,083 ♪ ♪ 446 00:18:13,208 --> 00:18:14,875 - Wow. Okay. That's, uh, important news. 447 00:18:15,042 --> 00:18:16,292 [chuckles] - Yeah. 448 00:18:16,375 --> 00:18:17,750 So you're saying there could potentially be 449 00:18:17,875 --> 00:18:19,125 a nuke on board? 450 00:18:19,250 --> 00:18:21,000 - We just aren't sure, and we just want 451 00:18:21,083 --> 00:18:22,250 to make certain that we alert you guys so that 452 00:18:22,375 --> 00:18:24,167 you can be safe on that next dive. 453 00:18:24,292 --> 00:18:26,167 - Yeah, just make sure you keep Jimmy on a leash. 454 00:18:26,333 --> 00:18:27,750 Don't let him go poking around with anything, okay? 455 00:18:27,875 --> 00:18:28,875 - Roger that. 456 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,458 - Be safe on that next dive, 457 00:18:30,542 --> 00:18:31,417 and definitely let us know what you guys find out. 458 00:18:36,625 --> 00:18:38,292 narrator: Mike Barnette and Jimmy Gadomski 459 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:40,583 have been investigating a mystery wreck 460 00:18:40,708 --> 00:18:42,417 in the Bermuda Triangle. 461 00:18:42,542 --> 00:18:46,542 Most likely, they've found one of two A-3 Skywarriors 462 00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:50,458 that crashed off the USS "Saratoga" in 1960. 463 00:18:50,542 --> 00:18:53,167 ♪ ♪ 464 00:18:53,333 --> 00:18:55,333 But they've also learned of a third jet 465 00:18:55,458 --> 00:18:57,667 that crashed in 1957 466 00:18:57,833 --> 00:19:00,125 while carrying a nuclear bomb that was rumored 467 00:19:00,208 --> 00:19:02,333 to be capable of exploding. 468 00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:05,833 ♪ ♪ 469 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,500 They've decided to seek some advice. 470 00:19:09,667 --> 00:19:12,917 Captain Bill Toti served as weapons officer 471 00:19:13,042 --> 00:19:16,292 and second in command of nuclear armed submarines, 472 00:19:16,417 --> 00:19:20,500 later commanding USS "Indianapolis." 473 00:19:20,583 --> 00:19:23,458 ♪ ♪ 474 00:19:23,542 --> 00:19:27,333 - So, Bill, we know we have a A-3 Skywarrior back in 1957, 475 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:31,167 with a nuclear weapon on board, running drills. 476 00:19:31,292 --> 00:19:33,542 How often was that occurring back then? 477 00:19:33,667 --> 00:19:34,667 - Fairly often. 478 00:19:34,833 --> 00:19:37,250 I mean, this was pretty common. 479 00:19:37,375 --> 00:19:40,042 You had to be certified to employ nuclear weapons, 480 00:19:40,208 --> 00:19:43,708 whether you were a submarine or a bomber squadron 481 00:19:43,875 --> 00:19:45,333 or an aircraft carrier. 482 00:19:45,458 --> 00:19:47,208 So there was a certain number of times 483 00:19:47,375 --> 00:19:49,292 you would need to fly with nuclear weapons 484 00:19:49,458 --> 00:19:51,292 to retain certification. 485 00:19:51,417 --> 00:19:55,667 - How dangerous is it to dive on a wreck site like that? 486 00:19:55,792 --> 00:19:57,208 - There's this thing in the Navy that we call 487 00:19:57,333 --> 00:19:59,000 operational risk management, 488 00:19:59,125 --> 00:20:02,750 which is probability times consequence. 489 00:20:02,875 --> 00:20:05,500 Now, the probability that this particular plane was 490 00:20:05,583 --> 00:20:09,833 carrying a nuke is low, but the consequence if it were 491 00:20:09,917 --> 00:20:11,042 would be high. 492 00:20:11,167 --> 00:20:13,167 ♪ ♪ 493 00:20:13,292 --> 00:20:15,750 I hasten to point out, from the radiation standpoint, 494 00:20:15,875 --> 00:20:19,958 water is a great moderator of nuclear radiation. 495 00:20:20,083 --> 00:20:23,167 So if there were a nuclear core down there somewhere, 496 00:20:23,292 --> 00:20:25,167 it's gonna be moderated significantly 497 00:20:25,250 --> 00:20:26,667 simply by the water. 498 00:20:26,792 --> 00:20:29,167 You honestly--the depth you guys are diving, 499 00:20:29,292 --> 00:20:31,667 the depth poses a much greater risk for you 500 00:20:31,750 --> 00:20:35,167 than any risk from potential radiation 501 00:20:35,292 --> 00:20:38,375 off of a weapon that's probably not there. 502 00:20:38,542 --> 00:20:39,625 - Very useful information. 503 00:20:39,750 --> 00:20:42,542 And I mean, it put my mind at ease, 504 00:20:42,708 --> 00:20:44,250 and now we can focus on the job at hand. 505 00:20:44,375 --> 00:20:45,917 We need to identify which A-3 Skywarrior 506 00:20:46,042 --> 00:20:47,583 we actually are diving on. 507 00:20:47,667 --> 00:20:52,292 ♪ ♪ 508 00:20:52,417 --> 00:20:53,958 narrator: The next day, Mike and Jimmy 509 00:20:54,083 --> 00:20:55,542 are back at sea. 510 00:20:55,667 --> 00:20:57,917 ♪ ♪ 511 00:20:58,042 --> 00:21:01,125 After their first dive, where they found an A-3 Skywarrior, 512 00:21:01,208 --> 00:21:03,958 they were heading back to shore when sonar 513 00:21:04,042 --> 00:21:06,375 picked up another mystery plane. 514 00:21:06,500 --> 00:21:09,958 It's the right size, shape, and location 515 00:21:10,083 --> 00:21:13,333 to be another one of the planes. 516 00:21:13,458 --> 00:21:16,708 But the Bermuda Triangle's unpredictable weather 517 00:21:16,833 --> 00:21:20,000 is making it difficult to get to the location. 518 00:21:20,125 --> 00:21:23,750 - We've got a cell approaching within the next 4 miles. 519 00:21:23,875 --> 00:21:26,208 That essentially means we've got a pretty good storm 520 00:21:26,333 --> 00:21:28,167 right in front of us. 521 00:21:28,250 --> 00:21:30,000 ♪ ♪ 522 00:21:30,125 --> 00:21:32,667 narrator: Storms pop up frequently in these waters, 523 00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:36,000 but it won't stop them from diving. 524 00:21:36,125 --> 00:21:37,625 - When you want to make discoveries, 525 00:21:37,750 --> 00:21:38,958 sometimes you gotta push the edges of the envelope 526 00:21:39,042 --> 00:21:39,958 just a little bit. 527 00:21:40,083 --> 00:21:42,500 [dramatic music] 528 00:21:42,667 --> 00:21:44,042 ♪ ♪ 529 00:21:44,167 --> 00:21:45,292 - Right on top of it. 530 00:21:45,417 --> 00:21:46,625 - All right, Will. Throw it. 531 00:21:46,750 --> 00:21:49,833 ♪ ♪ 532 00:21:49,958 --> 00:21:53,208 narrator: Mike and Jimmy feel okay about this upcoming dive, 533 00:21:53,375 --> 00:21:57,000 but safety diver Kiki Dee is nervous. 534 00:21:57,125 --> 00:21:58,875 - When things change, they're out of my control, 535 00:21:59,000 --> 00:22:00,250 and I have no idea what's going on with them-- 536 00:22:00,375 --> 00:22:02,167 they could have a ripping current, 537 00:22:02,333 --> 00:22:03,708 we could get a weird squall-- 538 00:22:03,875 --> 00:22:05,167 - Neutral. 539 00:22:05,250 --> 00:22:07,375 - It does stress me out a little bit. 540 00:22:07,542 --> 00:22:09,250 We are in the Bermuda Triangle, so anything can happen. 541 00:22:09,375 --> 00:22:11,417 ♪ ♪ 542 00:22:11,500 --> 00:22:15,292 [tense music] 543 00:22:15,375 --> 00:22:16,875 narrator: Meanwhile, Jason and David 544 00:22:17,042 --> 00:22:18,750 have made a breakthrough. 545 00:22:18,875 --> 00:22:22,167 They've found a witness named Phil Wilcoxson. 546 00:22:22,333 --> 00:22:24,125 He served on the accident-prone 547 00:22:24,208 --> 00:22:26,333 USS "Saratoga," 548 00:22:26,417 --> 00:22:29,167 and he has information that may help answer 549 00:22:29,292 --> 00:22:30,917 whether the plane the team found 550 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,333 is the A-3 flown by Captain Collier 551 00:22:34,417 --> 00:22:37,833 or the one piloted by Commander Frohne. 552 00:22:37,917 --> 00:22:39,792 - We are really excited about talking to you today, 553 00:22:39,875 --> 00:22:41,542 because of course, we understand that 554 00:22:41,708 --> 00:22:43,500 you were serving on the "Saratoga" in 1960. 555 00:22:43,625 --> 00:22:44,833 - Yes. 556 00:22:44,958 --> 00:22:50,708 I went aboard the "Saratoga" in June of 1959. 557 00:22:50,875 --> 00:22:53,500 I was on the flight deck as a plane captain. 558 00:22:53,542 --> 00:22:55,708 - What exactly is a plane captain? 559 00:22:55,875 --> 00:22:57,083 - That's your bird. 560 00:22:57,208 --> 00:22:58,583 It's your place to look after it, 561 00:22:58,708 --> 00:23:00,667 make sure it's got the right amount of fuel, 562 00:23:00,833 --> 00:23:02,333 all the oils and everything are 563 00:23:02,458 --> 00:23:04,167 where they're supposed to be, 564 00:23:04,292 --> 00:23:06,375 and then when it finally gets flight time, 565 00:23:06,542 --> 00:23:10,125 you put the pilot in the seat, and then you turn it over. 566 00:23:10,208 --> 00:23:11,667 ♪ ♪ 567 00:23:11,792 --> 00:23:13,500 - If you take us back to July 1960 568 00:23:13,667 --> 00:23:15,542 when this accident happened, 569 00:23:15,708 --> 00:23:17,958 you were on deck ready to perform your duty, 570 00:23:18,042 --> 00:23:20,542 and I guess we're trying to get a picture of what happened. 571 00:23:20,708 --> 00:23:22,417 So that's why we're trying to get as much detail 572 00:23:22,542 --> 00:23:24,292 as possible from you. 573 00:23:24,417 --> 00:23:26,667 - Okay. 574 00:23:26,708 --> 00:23:29,583 narrator: Phil saw Frohne's plane crash 575 00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:31,583 and recently came into possession 576 00:23:31,708 --> 00:23:35,583 of film shot that day. 577 00:23:35,667 --> 00:23:40,583 - The guy that's president of the "Saratoga" Association 578 00:23:40,708 --> 00:23:45,167 enlightened me about a video of the last part of the accident. 579 00:23:45,250 --> 00:23:46,542 - Video? - Wow. 580 00:23:46,667 --> 00:23:47,625 - Yeah. - There's film footage of this? 581 00:23:47,792 --> 00:23:48,917 - Yeah. 582 00:23:49,042 --> 00:23:50,250 - You're kidding me. 583 00:23:50,375 --> 00:23:52,458 - And-- 584 00:23:52,542 --> 00:23:54,292 - When was this shot? This was shot on the day? 585 00:23:54,417 --> 00:23:56,958 - It was shot as it was going on. 586 00:23:57,083 --> 00:23:58,417 - Okay. So look. 587 00:23:58,583 --> 00:24:00,000 Let's play it right through first, 588 00:24:00,167 --> 00:24:01,667 and then we'll come back, and we'll dissect it. 589 00:24:01,792 --> 00:24:04,667 ♪ ♪ 590 00:24:04,792 --> 00:24:07,000 - Evidently, his tailhook broke. 591 00:24:07,125 --> 00:24:08,333 - Yeah, it looks like 592 00:24:08,458 --> 00:24:09,333 the tailhook did catch briefly. 593 00:24:09,458 --> 00:24:10,917 - Yeah. 594 00:24:11,042 --> 00:24:14,125 - Slowing him down enough or too much. 595 00:24:14,208 --> 00:24:15,667 You can see--look, he's trying to climb, right? 596 00:24:15,792 --> 00:24:17,625 But he has no speed whatsoever. 597 00:24:17,708 --> 00:24:19,250 - He's trying to get some air under his wings. 598 00:24:19,375 --> 00:24:20,375 - Gotcha. Okay. 599 00:24:20,542 --> 00:24:21,750 Wingtip in. Nose in. 600 00:24:21,875 --> 00:24:23,292 - Yeah. 601 00:24:23,375 --> 00:24:25,000 - And then it cuts, and then we see... 602 00:24:25,125 --> 00:24:27,167 ♪ ♪ 603 00:24:27,292 --> 00:24:28,500 - That right there. - Yeah. 604 00:24:28,667 --> 00:24:29,958 - The white spot. 605 00:24:30,042 --> 00:24:31,458 That's a guy's helmet. 606 00:24:31,583 --> 00:24:32,917 - Right there. There he is. 607 00:24:33,042 --> 00:24:34,708 Oh, there was somebody trying to get out. 608 00:24:34,833 --> 00:24:36,917 - Yeah. That's a guy's flight helmet. 609 00:24:37,042 --> 00:24:38,042 - Whoa. 610 00:24:38,167 --> 00:24:40,875 ♪ ♪ 611 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:42,833 - And you're 90 foot above the water. 612 00:24:42,917 --> 00:24:44,667 - Yeah. 613 00:24:44,750 --> 00:24:48,167 - You're not gonna jump off that carrier and get to him. 614 00:24:48,292 --> 00:24:50,333 - Wow. - It just ain't gonna happen. 615 00:24:50,458 --> 00:24:52,542 ♪ ♪ 616 00:24:52,667 --> 00:24:54,250 - You know, watching Phil relive it 617 00:24:54,375 --> 00:24:56,083 was really emotional. 618 00:24:56,208 --> 00:24:58,833 You know, you can still see he's haunted by it. 619 00:24:59,042 --> 00:25:00,917 - And now we have a lot more information 620 00:25:01,042 --> 00:25:03,000 to give to the dive team to go on and to work with. 621 00:25:03,125 --> 00:25:04,167 - Yeah. 622 00:25:04,292 --> 00:25:05,667 We're so close to solving this. 623 00:25:05,833 --> 00:25:07,208 It's just gonna take one more dive. 624 00:25:11,667 --> 00:25:13,208 narrator: In stormy waters, 625 00:25:13,333 --> 00:25:15,458 Mike Barnette and Jimmy Gadomski 626 00:25:15,583 --> 00:25:18,667 are searching for three missing A-3 Skywarriors 627 00:25:18,792 --> 00:25:22,250 lost near the Bermuda Triangle. 628 00:25:22,375 --> 00:25:26,667 They've already found one A-3 in the water north of here. 629 00:25:26,833 --> 00:25:29,042 The target they're diving now was located 630 00:25:29,208 --> 00:25:31,708 by chance on sonar. 631 00:25:31,833 --> 00:25:36,708 One of the missing planes also jettisoned a nuclear weapon. 632 00:25:36,875 --> 00:25:39,542 It could still be sitting down below. 633 00:25:39,667 --> 00:25:42,167 [dramatic music] 634 00:25:42,250 --> 00:25:43,833 - Neutral. 635 00:25:43,958 --> 00:25:50,500 ♪ ♪ 636 00:25:50,625 --> 00:25:53,000 - We saw the water get more and more turbid 637 00:25:53,125 --> 00:25:54,917 from all the sediment and biological matter 638 00:25:55,042 --> 00:25:56,333 in the water column. 639 00:25:56,458 --> 00:25:58,167 ♪ ♪ 640 00:26:00,625 --> 00:26:02,333 narrator: The team hits the bottom. 641 00:26:02,458 --> 00:26:04,333 The strong southern current 642 00:26:04,458 --> 00:26:06,833 has stirred up clouds of sediment, 643 00:26:06,917 --> 00:26:09,625 and the divers can barely see each other. 644 00:26:13,125 --> 00:26:14,833 - When you have a big video light 645 00:26:14,958 --> 00:26:16,542 trying to illuminate the bottom, 646 00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,000 it's like driving with your high beams on 647 00:26:19,125 --> 00:26:20,333 in a snowstorm. 648 00:26:20,417 --> 00:26:27,208 ♪ ♪ 649 00:26:29,167 --> 00:26:30,667 - We have a fixed point. That's the anchor. 650 00:26:30,875 --> 00:26:32,500 That's the grapple hook. 651 00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:34,083 So I basically tied a line off to that 652 00:26:34,208 --> 00:26:36,625 and ran some line out from it on the reel, 653 00:26:36,792 --> 00:26:38,125 and basically, that's the radius. 654 00:26:38,208 --> 00:26:39,792 So now I'm just running a radius around 655 00:26:39,875 --> 00:26:42,000 in a circle from that central point, 656 00:26:42,083 --> 00:26:44,042 hoping to intersect into wreckage. 657 00:26:44,125 --> 00:26:46,292 ♪ ♪ 658 00:26:46,458 --> 00:26:50,125 narrator: Mike completes one circle, but finds nothing. 659 00:26:50,250 --> 00:26:53,333 ♪ ♪ 660 00:26:53,500 --> 00:26:54,875 narrator: So he extends his search 661 00:26:55,042 --> 00:26:56,792 another 10 feet from the anchor 662 00:26:56,875 --> 00:26:58,833 and circles it again, 663 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:02,417 feeling his way along the murky seafloor. 664 00:27:02,542 --> 00:27:03,875 ♪ ♪ 665 00:27:04,042 --> 00:27:06,042 There it is. 666 00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:07,375 It's not a bomb. 667 00:27:07,500 --> 00:27:10,375 ♪ ♪ 668 00:27:10,542 --> 00:27:13,292 narrator: It's an airplane. 669 00:27:13,375 --> 00:27:16,958 ♪ ♪ 670 00:27:17,083 --> 00:27:19,375 - A lot of wiring, a lot of components. 671 00:27:19,542 --> 00:27:21,542 Uh, like, stainless steel plumbing. 672 00:27:21,708 --> 00:27:23,833 Like, thin, like, high-pressure lines. 673 00:27:23,958 --> 00:27:25,667 Then moving a little bit farther away, 674 00:27:25,792 --> 00:27:27,708 you start seeing a turbine engine, 675 00:27:27,875 --> 00:27:29,500 seeing the fan blades, and then on the opposite side, 676 00:27:29,667 --> 00:27:31,000 you see the intake for that. 677 00:27:31,042 --> 00:27:32,875 ♪ ♪ 678 00:27:33,042 --> 00:27:35,667 narrator: It's definitely a jet aircraft, 679 00:27:35,708 --> 00:27:37,875 but what kind? 680 00:27:37,958 --> 00:27:40,292 ♪ ♪ 681 00:27:40,417 --> 00:27:42,333 - We're gonna have to go back and review the footage, 682 00:27:42,500 --> 00:27:43,875 uh, bring it to the rest of the team 683 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,667 and kind of go over some stuff. 684 00:27:45,833 --> 00:27:47,708 But I think we might be able to get some kind 685 00:27:47,875 --> 00:27:50,333 of an identification from it. 686 00:27:50,417 --> 00:27:52,375 - Looking around on the bottom, 687 00:27:52,542 --> 00:27:54,708 we didn't see any signs that there was a nuclear weapon 688 00:27:54,875 --> 00:27:56,167 here at any point in time. 689 00:27:56,333 --> 00:27:58,000 ♪ ♪ 690 00:27:58,167 --> 00:28:00,250 narrator: Jimmy and Mike return to St. Augustine 691 00:28:00,375 --> 00:28:04,000 to evaluate their dive footage with the rest of the team. 692 00:28:04,125 --> 00:28:05,500 ♪ ♪ 693 00:28:05,667 --> 00:28:07,083 - All right, guys. 694 00:28:07,208 --> 00:28:08,833 So we got out there and we were able to get 695 00:28:08,958 --> 00:28:11,208 on that second site that we had run over 696 00:28:11,375 --> 00:28:13,250 on the way in that last time. 697 00:28:13,417 --> 00:28:16,917 And uh, we ended up coming across a couple engines 698 00:28:17,042 --> 00:28:19,833 and metal debris from this--this plane wreck. 699 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:21,250 - We got some footage to show you here. 700 00:28:21,375 --> 00:28:23,667 - Okay. 701 00:28:23,750 --> 00:28:25,500 - We have a very compact site. 702 00:28:25,583 --> 00:28:28,083 We have the two engines side by side. 703 00:28:28,250 --> 00:28:30,917 ♪ ♪ 704 00:28:31,083 --> 00:28:32,708 Basically almost on top of the landing gear, 705 00:28:32,833 --> 00:28:34,500 which is very petite. 706 00:28:34,625 --> 00:28:37,583 Small wheels. Uh, very squat. 707 00:28:37,708 --> 00:28:39,625 - So it turns out it was a plane, 708 00:28:39,792 --> 00:28:41,500 but it was not an A-3. 709 00:28:41,667 --> 00:28:43,125 - Really? - Yeah. 710 00:28:43,250 --> 00:28:44,958 ♪ ♪ 711 00:28:45,042 --> 00:28:46,333 - When comparing that to archival images 712 00:28:46,458 --> 00:28:48,875 of naval aircraft, 713 00:28:49,042 --> 00:28:51,667 we were able to identify it. 714 00:28:51,792 --> 00:28:54,083 We realized this is an S-3 Viking. 715 00:28:54,208 --> 00:28:55,333 ♪ ♪ 716 00:28:55,542 --> 00:28:56,833 - The S-3 Viking was 717 00:28:56,958 --> 00:28:58,667 actually designed and designated 718 00:28:58,792 --> 00:29:01,000 specifically as an anti-submarine aircraft, 719 00:29:01,125 --> 00:29:03,083 operating off of aircraft carriers. 720 00:29:03,250 --> 00:29:04,750 - What happened to the crew in this? 721 00:29:04,833 --> 00:29:06,375 - So what was interesting about this, 722 00:29:06,542 --> 00:29:07,958 I was able to track down the pilot of this aircraft, 723 00:29:08,125 --> 00:29:09,333 and he relayed the whole incident to me 724 00:29:09,458 --> 00:29:10,750 of what happened. 725 00:29:10,875 --> 00:29:12,167 They basically lost control, and they all 726 00:29:12,292 --> 00:29:13,667 had to eject from the aircraft. 727 00:29:13,792 --> 00:29:15,500 And unlike other aircraft crashes 728 00:29:15,667 --> 00:29:18,583 that we typically come across, everyone survived on this. 729 00:29:18,708 --> 00:29:20,000 So it was a very happy ending. 730 00:29:20,083 --> 00:29:20,833 - Sounds like they were fortunate. 731 00:29:20,958 --> 00:29:22,417 They got pretty lucky. 732 00:29:22,542 --> 00:29:25,167 narrator: The team can cross off one target. 733 00:29:25,250 --> 00:29:28,000 Now they shift their attention back to Chang's Wreck, 734 00:29:28,167 --> 00:29:30,792 which they know is an A-3. 735 00:29:30,917 --> 00:29:33,458 But is it Captain Collier's jet? 736 00:29:33,625 --> 00:29:35,750 Is it Commander Frohne's? 737 00:29:35,875 --> 00:29:39,583 Or is it the bomb-carrying jet from 1957? 738 00:29:39,708 --> 00:29:41,667 ♪ ♪ 739 00:29:41,833 --> 00:29:44,667 David shares the footage of Frohne's crash. 740 00:29:44,833 --> 00:29:46,250 - I think if you take a look at this, 741 00:29:46,375 --> 00:29:48,667 you guys are gonna get a better handle on the kind of, 742 00:29:48,792 --> 00:29:50,458 you know, fingerprints, if you will, 743 00:29:50,542 --> 00:29:52,042 that you're gonna need when you're down on your next dive. 744 00:29:52,167 --> 00:29:53,208 - Sounds good. Let's take a look at it. 745 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:56,167 ♪ ♪ 746 00:29:56,250 --> 00:29:58,208 - Yeah, you can see he's-- he's dropping down, 747 00:29:58,333 --> 00:30:00,208 and he gets just a bit too close to the water. 748 00:30:00,375 --> 00:30:02,667 As that wing dips and it catches the water, 749 00:30:02,833 --> 00:30:04,208 that's when things become fatal 750 00:30:04,333 --> 00:30:06,208 for that particular pilot that day. 751 00:30:06,292 --> 00:30:08,792 You know, when that aircraft actually impacted the water, 752 00:30:08,875 --> 00:30:10,958 it's possible that the gear weren't fully retracted, 753 00:30:11,083 --> 00:30:12,958 'cause it takes some time for that gear 754 00:30:13,083 --> 00:30:15,208 to get retracted fully into the wheel well. 755 00:30:15,333 --> 00:30:17,500 - So when we're down there, we're gonna be looking 756 00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:19,792 for potentially partially-retracted 757 00:30:19,875 --> 00:30:21,333 landing gear. - Yeah. 758 00:30:21,417 --> 00:30:22,833 You have some good clues here for sure. 759 00:30:22,958 --> 00:30:24,500 You can see it here that there is 760 00:30:24,583 --> 00:30:27,333 one of the crew members trying to get out, 761 00:30:27,417 --> 00:30:29,125 and apparently there was a rescue diver 762 00:30:29,250 --> 00:30:31,000 from a following ship that went in 763 00:30:31,125 --> 00:30:33,333 and tried to cut them out of their parachutes. 764 00:30:33,417 --> 00:30:35,083 Unfortunately, he failed, 765 00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:39,125 and sadly, they perished in the accident. 766 00:30:39,208 --> 00:30:41,458 - So some parachute rigging, we could find that down there, 767 00:30:41,542 --> 00:30:43,000 unfortunately, as well. 768 00:30:43,167 --> 00:30:44,958 narrator: When Mike and Jimmy dive, 769 00:30:45,042 --> 00:30:48,208 partially-retracted wheels and parachute materials 770 00:30:48,333 --> 00:30:52,000 would be telltale signs the wreck is Frohne's. 771 00:30:52,083 --> 00:30:55,542 Not seeing any of that could mean it's Collier's, 772 00:30:55,708 --> 00:30:58,333 or the 1957 nuclear bomber. 773 00:30:58,500 --> 00:31:00,958 Either way, they're hoping for an answer. 774 00:31:05,125 --> 00:31:06,833 narrator: As a new day begins, 775 00:31:06,958 --> 00:31:10,750 Mike and Jimmy make final preparations. 776 00:31:10,875 --> 00:31:13,792 They're going to dive Chang's Wreck again. 777 00:31:13,917 --> 00:31:16,667 They know it's likely one of three Navy planes 778 00:31:16,792 --> 00:31:18,875 lost for 60 years, 779 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:22,292 but they want to find out which one. 780 00:31:22,375 --> 00:31:25,875 41 miles away, David O'Keefe and Jason Harris 781 00:31:26,042 --> 00:31:28,708 hope to uncover a few final clues 782 00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:31,417 to help with an identification. 783 00:31:31,542 --> 00:31:34,083 They're meeting with the sons of one of the planes' 784 00:31:34,208 --> 00:31:36,792 lost pilots, Commander Frohne. 785 00:31:36,917 --> 00:31:39,083 ♪ ♪ 786 00:31:39,208 --> 00:31:42,125 - The amazing thing is that they both became pilots. 787 00:31:42,208 --> 00:31:43,958 - Really? Following Dad's footsteps. 788 00:31:44,042 --> 00:31:45,833 - Yeah. I can't even imagine. 789 00:31:45,958 --> 00:31:47,833 They lost their father at such a young age, 790 00:31:47,958 --> 00:31:49,542 and the likelihood is that they wanted to create 791 00:31:49,708 --> 00:31:51,333 some kind of connection. 792 00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:54,750 And they probably have been searching for details, 793 00:31:54,875 --> 00:31:56,583 for information, searching for something 794 00:31:56,667 --> 00:31:58,083 that would provide them closure. 795 00:31:58,208 --> 00:31:59,625 - That's a great idea. 796 00:31:59,708 --> 00:32:01,250 You know, sometimes the families can 797 00:32:01,375 --> 00:32:02,792 have more insights than you can find anywhere else. 798 00:32:02,958 --> 00:32:09,000 ♪ ♪ 799 00:32:11,458 --> 00:32:13,125 [knocking] 800 00:32:13,208 --> 00:32:17,458 Take us back to that day in 1960. 801 00:32:17,583 --> 00:32:21,333 - It's like, 6:00 in the evening on a Friday. 802 00:32:21,417 --> 00:32:24,875 Um, I looked out, 803 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,792 and I saw two guys in dress blues. 804 00:32:27,917 --> 00:32:29,667 I went, I don't think this is good. 805 00:32:29,792 --> 00:32:33,125 And I was what, 14? 806 00:32:33,208 --> 00:32:34,667 And I opened the door, 807 00:32:34,792 --> 00:32:36,750 and they wanted to talk to my mother. 808 00:32:36,875 --> 00:32:39,667 [somber music] 809 00:32:39,833 --> 00:32:46,042 ♪ ♪ 810 00:32:46,208 --> 00:32:49,292 - So tell us a little bit about the role of the A-3 811 00:32:49,375 --> 00:32:51,333 that he was flying in the squadron. 812 00:32:51,458 --> 00:32:55,750 - My dad's mission in 1960 was as a surveillance aircraft. 813 00:32:55,875 --> 00:32:57,958 ♪ ♪ 814 00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:00,167 His final squadron was a photographic squadron, 815 00:33:00,292 --> 00:33:01,958 and they were the ones, quite frankly, 816 00:33:02,042 --> 00:33:04,208 that were doing the photo recon of Cuba. 817 00:33:04,333 --> 00:33:06,125 - So his aircraft was surveillance, 818 00:33:06,208 --> 00:33:08,875 not dropping ordnance? 819 00:33:09,042 --> 00:33:10,500 - That's correct. - Wow. That's-- 820 00:33:10,625 --> 00:33:12,417 - So he's--he's flying reconnaissance missions. 821 00:33:12,542 --> 00:33:14,417 - Yes. 822 00:33:14,542 --> 00:33:16,000 - I mean, look. 823 00:33:16,125 --> 00:33:18,000 If this aircraft is rigged for reconnaissance, 824 00:33:18,167 --> 00:33:20,958 then odds are they're gonna have cameras on board, 825 00:33:21,125 --> 00:33:22,458 and that means portholes. 826 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,125 That means distinctive features, 827 00:33:24,250 --> 00:33:25,708 and if the wreck has those, 828 00:33:25,875 --> 00:33:27,417 then we know what we're looking for. 829 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:28,417 - We can definitely have a positive identification 830 00:33:28,542 --> 00:33:29,667 of the aircraft. 831 00:33:29,750 --> 00:33:32,167 - Yeah, the A3D-2P, 832 00:33:32,333 --> 00:33:34,125 which was the plane that he was flying, 833 00:33:34,250 --> 00:33:36,667 definitely had portholes on the sides. 834 00:33:36,792 --> 00:33:38,417 ♪ ♪ 835 00:33:38,542 --> 00:33:41,125 narrator: Captain Collier was flying a bomber, 836 00:33:41,208 --> 00:33:45,333 and Commander Frohne a surveillance model. 837 00:33:45,458 --> 00:33:48,958 This and other clues will be the deciding factors 838 00:33:49,042 --> 00:33:51,417 for identification on the next dive. 839 00:33:51,542 --> 00:33:53,583 ♪ ♪ 840 00:33:53,708 --> 00:33:56,917 - Based on what we know, the location of the wreck, 841 00:33:57,042 --> 00:33:58,417 the additional information-- 842 00:33:58,542 --> 00:34:00,375 when the dive team goes back down there, 843 00:34:00,542 --> 00:34:03,833 if they can actually identify that part of the aircraft, 844 00:34:04,000 --> 00:34:05,458 that it has these portholes, 845 00:34:05,542 --> 00:34:07,875 that it's a reconnaissance type of airplane, 846 00:34:08,000 --> 00:34:09,250 we're gonna pretty much be able to know 847 00:34:09,375 --> 00:34:11,000 that this is exactly the aircraft 848 00:34:11,083 --> 00:34:11,958 that we've been looking for. 849 00:34:12,083 --> 00:34:15,667 [tense music] 850 00:34:15,792 --> 00:34:19,917 narrator: Nearly 60 miles off the Florida coast, 851 00:34:20,042 --> 00:34:23,542 Mike and Jimmy are ready to go. 852 00:34:23,708 --> 00:34:25,667 - Dive, dive, dive! 853 00:34:25,833 --> 00:34:32,542 ♪ ♪ 854 00:34:34,375 --> 00:34:37,958 narrator: As they make their 240-foot descent, 855 00:34:38,042 --> 00:34:42,542 natural light fades to an eerie darkness. 856 00:34:42,708 --> 00:34:46,000 Flashlights barely illuminate the sandy bottom. 857 00:34:46,125 --> 00:34:48,458 ♪ ♪ 858 00:34:53,958 --> 00:34:57,458 ♪ ♪ 859 00:35:03,125 --> 00:35:04,375 narrator: Almost immediately, 860 00:35:04,542 --> 00:35:07,333 they find the long span of the wing... 861 00:35:07,417 --> 00:35:10,875 ♪ ♪ 862 00:35:10,958 --> 00:35:13,625 With the tip broken off. 863 00:35:13,750 --> 00:35:19,167 ♪ ♪ 864 00:35:19,292 --> 00:35:21,417 Then another clue: 865 00:35:21,542 --> 00:35:23,000 port windows. 866 00:35:23,208 --> 00:35:26,000 [somber music] 867 00:35:26,167 --> 00:35:31,417 ♪ ♪ 868 00:35:31,542 --> 00:35:34,375 And then they spot a tattered parachute 869 00:35:34,500 --> 00:35:36,667 silently dangling in the current. 870 00:35:36,792 --> 00:35:43,625 ♪ ♪ 871 00:35:49,875 --> 00:35:51,167 narrator: Elite divers 872 00:35:51,250 --> 00:35:52,667 Mike Barnette and Jimmy Gadomski 873 00:35:52,750 --> 00:35:55,000 have just returned from their second dive 874 00:35:55,083 --> 00:35:57,542 on the wreck of an A-3 Skywarrior. 875 00:35:57,667 --> 00:35:59,833 They're eager to share their findings 876 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,167 with aviation expert Jason Harris 877 00:36:02,250 --> 00:36:04,875 and military historian David O'Keefe. 878 00:36:05,000 --> 00:36:06,042 - All right, guys. 879 00:36:06,208 --> 00:36:07,083 So uh, we had another dive 880 00:36:07,208 --> 00:36:08,833 on the A-3 Skywarrior, 881 00:36:08,917 --> 00:36:12,667 and um, everything that we talked about last time... 882 00:36:12,792 --> 00:36:13,833 - Yeah? - We found. 883 00:36:13,917 --> 00:36:15,292 - Oh, wow. - Like, to a T. 884 00:36:15,417 --> 00:36:16,667 - Tell us a little bit more, Mike, 885 00:36:16,833 --> 00:36:18,542 about what you guys saw down there on this dive. 886 00:36:18,667 --> 00:36:20,208 - Well, Jimmy's gonna cue up the footage here. 887 00:36:20,292 --> 00:36:22,042 We can show you what we saw. 888 00:36:22,167 --> 00:36:23,500 [dramatic music] 889 00:36:23,667 --> 00:36:24,917 We knew it was an A-3 Skywarrior 890 00:36:25,042 --> 00:36:26,333 resting upside down. 891 00:36:26,458 --> 00:36:28,167 Knowing we wanted to key in on it 892 00:36:28,292 --> 00:36:29,875 and see if it was a reconnaissance version, 893 00:36:30,042 --> 00:36:32,125 we did see all the windows, 894 00:36:32,208 --> 00:36:33,833 the ports on the side of the fuselage 895 00:36:33,958 --> 00:36:35,583 as well as on the ventral surface on the bottom. 896 00:36:35,708 --> 00:36:37,667 Uh, we saw on the right wingtip, 897 00:36:37,750 --> 00:36:40,833 uh, damage on the--basically the outer edge of it. 898 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:42,500 It just ripped off. 899 00:36:42,583 --> 00:36:43,958 So that matches the crash footage. 900 00:36:44,042 --> 00:36:45,542 You can actually see 901 00:36:45,667 --> 00:36:47,500 there's all the parachute rigging wire 902 00:36:47,625 --> 00:36:50,167 all over the perimeter of the cockpit. 903 00:36:50,292 --> 00:36:52,167 I mean, that just-- seeing that 904 00:36:52,333 --> 00:36:53,167 tells the story of what happened. 905 00:36:53,292 --> 00:36:54,833 - Yeah. 906 00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,500 - This just provides so many pieces of the puzzle 907 00:36:57,625 --> 00:36:59,708 and fully paints the picture of what 908 00:36:59,875 --> 00:37:02,000 we've been trying to figure out with this mystery wreck. 909 00:37:02,167 --> 00:37:04,167 narrator: There's no doubt. 910 00:37:04,292 --> 00:37:06,208 The wreck is from the plane 911 00:37:06,333 --> 00:37:08,667 of Commander Frohne and his crew. 912 00:37:08,833 --> 00:37:10,500 - That's really amazing, because you know, 913 00:37:10,583 --> 00:37:12,333 Jason and I were fortunate to sit down with the sons, 914 00:37:12,458 --> 00:37:13,958 and you gotta think about it from their perspective. 915 00:37:14,042 --> 00:37:15,667 They were kids. 916 00:37:15,750 --> 00:37:17,125 I think one was 12, and the other one was 14? 917 00:37:17,208 --> 00:37:18,417 - Something around that. 918 00:37:18,542 --> 00:37:20,000 - Yeah, something like that time. 919 00:37:20,167 --> 00:37:20,750 And then, you know, next thing you know, 920 00:37:20,875 --> 00:37:22,000 their dad's off, 921 00:37:22,125 --> 00:37:23,667 and then he just doesn't come home. 922 00:37:23,750 --> 00:37:27,000 And that has haunted them for their entire life. 923 00:37:27,167 --> 00:37:28,917 And the amazing part is, guys, 924 00:37:29,042 --> 00:37:30,917 you've now found that last little piece of evidence. 925 00:37:31,042 --> 00:37:33,667 We could bring these men some serious closure. 926 00:37:33,750 --> 00:37:35,208 - You know, I always feel-- being able to talk 927 00:37:35,375 --> 00:37:37,333 to family members and to provide answers 928 00:37:37,417 --> 00:37:39,167 they may have about the incident 929 00:37:39,250 --> 00:37:41,500 or the wreck site, just to let them know 930 00:37:41,625 --> 00:37:44,000 that their lost loved one is not forgotten, 931 00:37:44,125 --> 00:37:45,667 we remember them-- 932 00:37:45,792 --> 00:37:47,167 I think that's one of the most important services 933 00:37:47,250 --> 00:37:48,500 I can do as a diver. 934 00:37:48,583 --> 00:37:50,000 It brings meaning to what I do. 935 00:37:50,083 --> 00:37:52,000 ♪ ♪ 936 00:37:52,083 --> 00:37:54,625 narrator: Mike and Jason make the trip to Jacksonville 937 00:37:54,708 --> 00:37:57,583 and reveal the final resting place 938 00:37:57,708 --> 00:38:02,417 of Navy Commander Charles T. Frohne to his sons. 939 00:38:02,542 --> 00:38:04,792 - Well, gentlemen, we really appreciate you guys 940 00:38:04,875 --> 00:38:07,000 having us to come back. 941 00:38:07,083 --> 00:38:09,042 The divers, they went down, and they took another look 942 00:38:09,167 --> 00:38:10,500 and got some footage 943 00:38:10,625 --> 00:38:11,833 that Barnette would like to show you guys. 944 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:13,333 - Well, guys, yeah. 945 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:16,125 We saw some really key diagnostic features 946 00:38:16,250 --> 00:38:18,125 that helped us identify the aircraft. 947 00:38:18,250 --> 00:38:19,833 Combined with the archival research, 948 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,167 we're 100% certain this is your father's aircraft. 949 00:38:22,250 --> 00:38:26,708 ♪ ♪ 950 00:38:26,875 --> 00:38:29,292 This is the top of the cockpit. 951 00:38:29,375 --> 00:38:31,167 You can see the windows and the framing there. 952 00:38:31,333 --> 00:38:33,000 ♪ ♪ 953 00:38:33,167 --> 00:38:34,833 There's the landing gear. 954 00:38:34,958 --> 00:38:37,167 You can see it's almost pulled back in the fuselage. 955 00:38:37,292 --> 00:38:38,750 ♪ ♪ 956 00:38:38,875 --> 00:38:41,917 - So he was trying to get the gear up, huh? 957 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:43,000 - Yeah. 958 00:38:43,125 --> 00:38:45,667 ♪ ♪ 959 00:38:45,750 --> 00:38:48,083 - Your father was clearly thinking very fastly, 960 00:38:48,208 --> 00:38:49,500 trying to figure out, how do I rescue? 961 00:38:49,625 --> 00:38:50,833 How do I save the aircraft? 962 00:38:50,917 --> 00:38:52,667 How do I save everyone? 963 00:38:52,792 --> 00:38:54,625 And in that moment, likely, he's trying to figure out, 964 00:38:54,708 --> 00:38:56,000 how do I get off this aircraft carrier as quick as I can, 965 00:38:56,208 --> 00:38:57,750 as soon as I come off? 966 00:38:57,875 --> 00:38:59,542 Let me get the gear up, because that's gonna give me 967 00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:03,208 a fighting chance to survive. - Make airspeed, yeah. 968 00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,125 - Now we're looking at the fuselage. 969 00:39:04,250 --> 00:39:05,583 We're looking in. 970 00:39:05,708 --> 00:39:08,167 And this is all the parachute material 971 00:39:08,250 --> 00:39:10,500 draped around the wreckage. 972 00:39:10,625 --> 00:39:12,250 As we know from the event, 973 00:39:12,333 --> 00:39:13,708 when they put the rescue diver in the water, 974 00:39:13,833 --> 00:39:14,625 they're trying to get everyone out. 975 00:39:14,792 --> 00:39:16,000 - Right. 976 00:39:16,125 --> 00:39:17,333 - And the parachute had deployed, 977 00:39:17,458 --> 00:39:19,125 and that was part of the problem. 978 00:39:19,250 --> 00:39:21,917 ♪ ♪ 979 00:39:22,042 --> 00:39:24,458 - I can't believe the parachute existed 980 00:39:24,583 --> 00:39:26,833 as long as it has there. 981 00:39:26,958 --> 00:39:29,875 And it really tells a pretty horrific story. 982 00:39:30,042 --> 00:39:31,750 - Yeah. 983 00:39:31,875 --> 00:39:34,792 You know, I'm--I'm sad my wife never got to meet him. 984 00:39:34,917 --> 00:39:37,750 I'm sad. 985 00:39:37,875 --> 00:39:40,333 - Yeah. 986 00:39:40,417 --> 00:39:41,917 I never got to fly with him. 987 00:39:42,083 --> 00:39:43,667 - Yeah. Yeah, ever. 988 00:39:43,833 --> 00:39:45,625 - That's my really sad point. - Yeah. 989 00:39:45,708 --> 00:39:47,333 - I would--I think I could have learned 990 00:39:47,458 --> 00:39:49,875 some things from my dad. 991 00:39:50,000 --> 00:39:51,583 - People talk about closure. 992 00:39:51,708 --> 00:39:53,875 Guys, you know, some things you never get closed. 993 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:55,917 I mean, it's, um-- 994 00:39:56,042 --> 00:39:57,292 - You know, I appreciate that. 995 00:39:57,375 --> 00:39:59,042 You're absolutely spot-on. 996 00:39:59,167 --> 00:40:02,042 You all are still cherishing the memory of your father, 997 00:40:02,167 --> 00:40:04,375 and so why would you want to close the memory 998 00:40:04,542 --> 00:40:06,833 of your father, such a great man? 999 00:40:06,917 --> 00:40:08,875 - Thank you so much for sharing this with us. 1000 00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:10,250 - Really. I mean-- 1001 00:40:10,375 --> 00:40:11,792 - It's--yeah. 1002 00:40:11,917 --> 00:40:14,667 It's always fulfilling and gratifying 1003 00:40:14,792 --> 00:40:17,833 when you give meaning to your dives, 1004 00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,667 and this had a lot of meaning for me. 1005 00:40:20,792 --> 00:40:22,375 When you actually find an aircraft 1006 00:40:22,500 --> 00:40:24,375 and you get to know the relatives, 1007 00:40:24,500 --> 00:40:25,833 it's no longer abstract. 1008 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,125 It's very much very real, very emotional. 1009 00:40:29,208 --> 00:40:31,375 Uh, it gives purpose to what I do. 1010 00:40:31,500 --> 00:40:35,167 - Bringing perspective to that aircraft 1011 00:40:35,292 --> 00:40:38,417 that's laying at the bottom, that is a final resting place 1012 00:40:38,542 --> 00:40:42,167 for military aviators, that's really, really special, 1013 00:40:42,292 --> 00:40:43,667 and it's really significant. 1014 00:40:43,750 --> 00:40:45,708 ♪ ♪ 1015 00:40:45,875 --> 00:40:47,542 narrator: Lost with Commander Frohne 1016 00:40:47,708 --> 00:40:49,958 were crew members Roger Paganessi 1017 00:40:50,042 --> 00:40:51,500 and Raymond Schomer. 1018 00:40:51,667 --> 00:40:54,125 Their plane has been found, 1019 00:40:54,208 --> 00:40:56,583 but some questions remain. 1020 00:40:56,708 --> 00:41:00,875 Where is Captain William Collier's Skywarrior? 1021 00:41:01,042 --> 00:41:05,458 And what about that Skywarrior lost in 1957? 1022 00:41:05,542 --> 00:41:07,708 Is the nuclear bomb it jettisoned 1023 00:41:07,833 --> 00:41:12,792 as non-hazardous as President Eisenhower said? 1024 00:41:12,917 --> 00:41:15,000 Those Bermuda Triangle mysteries 1025 00:41:15,125 --> 00:41:19,000 require further investigation. 1026 00:41:19,167 --> 00:41:20,708 This season on 1027 00:41:20,833 --> 00:41:23,042 "The Bermuda Triangle: Into Cursed Waters"... 1028 00:41:23,167 --> 00:41:25,167 - All right, drop it! 1029 00:41:25,250 --> 00:41:26,208 - It's that thrill of discovery. 1030 00:41:26,375 --> 00:41:27,875 - Look at that! 1031 00:41:27,958 --> 00:41:29,167 - The idea of the unknown... - Holy [bleep]! 1032 00:41:29,250 --> 00:41:30,542 That's the hull. 1033 00:41:30,708 --> 00:41:32,000 - We have no idea what it is. 1034 00:41:32,167 --> 00:41:33,708 - Ahh! - That was a nightmare. 1035 00:41:33,792 --> 00:41:36,875 - How do you lose two 500-foot-plus ships? 1036 00:41:37,000 --> 00:41:38,500 - Don't know what else could be that big. 1037 00:41:38,625 --> 00:41:41,083 - One more Bermuda Triangle mystery solved. 1038 00:41:41,208 --> 00:41:42,208 - Holy [bleep]. 76612

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