Hi again everyone,
Just a quick update- as of early June, a couple of my dive partners and I located the cowling attached to the partially upright fuselage in hold 2. We had to dig away the built-up silt and mud to expose part of it. We didn't dig it all the way out, just enough to expose part of it and verify the very distinctive bulges. I did shoot a number of pictures too.
However- due to an agreement now in place between myself and a couple of authors, I am not posting any pictures of the cowling just now. Here's why-
Two aviation authors were already in the process of writing a book about the 'Glen'. Once they caught wind of what was happening with the discovery of the two 'Glen' wrecks, they got in touch with me. In short, I'm writing a chapter for the book, and it will have several of my underwater pictures of the 'Glen' parts, plus the story of the dives and how the ID's came about. I've finished the chapter and sent it to them, and a CD of my dive shots is on the way to them in Japan as well.
The book,
Kugisho E14Y Glen, is due out from Mushroom Models Publications at the end of this year. Here's a link to Mushroom's forthcoming page where the book is listed. You'll have to scroll down a bit to get to the listing-
forthcoming
Also, for those of you who read
Aviation History magazine, I've written a short piece for the Briefing section, and sent a couple of my dive shots, and those will be published in this coming November issue. I was limited to 300 words for the Briefing, so it's more of a summary than anything detailed.
Let me know if you have any questions. This has been a great time doing all this, and many people have been involved with me on this project- from fellow Kwajalein divers, to several experts on WWII Japanese aircraft. It's taken the participation of everyone to make the project a success, and my deepest and most heartfelt "THANKS!!" go out to everyone who had a hand in this.
Cheers everyone!
Dan
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