B-17 Black Jack
La profondità indica il range dalla sommità del sito al suo massimo abituale; il "brevetto consigliato" è il livello richiesto di norma dagli operatori delle principali agenzie, non una norma di legge. Correnti e visibilità cambiano ogni giorno — considera tutto ciò che trovi qui come range di pianificazione.
Black Jack is the aircraft wreck other aircraft wrecks are measured against: a B-17F Flying Fortress that ran out of fuel and options in July 1943 and was ditched superbly beside the reef at Boga Boga, the crew surviving. She sits upright on sand below 45 m, essentially whole — ball turret, tail guns, cockpit — with visibility that often lets the entire bomber materialize at once as you descend. The depth makes every minute expensive: teams plan short bottom times, staged decompression, and a disciplined circuit. The village above maintains proud custodianship of the site, and fees paid there are part of the dive.
Il momento che aspettavi: A complete Flying Fortress on open sand; turret and cockpit details; one of the world's great deep aircraft dives.
Topografia: Flat sand at roughly 47 m with the bomber resting upright and intact
Entrata: Off Boga Boga village near Cape Vogel on the province's north coast; reached on liveaboard routes or dedicated charters, sea conditions permitting.
Sapere prima di tuffarsi
Pericoli: Depth beyond recreational limits with mandatory decompression; exposed coast that denies access in swell; remoteness from any chamber.
Conservazione: A war-history site under village custodianship — nothing touched, nothing taken, custom fees paid without argument.
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