Wreck Dive Blackjack B17, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

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Blackjack was a B17 Flying Fortress lost in Milne Bay Papua New Guinea when it ran ot of fuel returning from a bombing mission. All the crew got out after the pilot landed the aircraft on the sea, they were cared for by local villagers. The still intact flying fortress that now lies about 45 meters deep and the sandy sea bed just off the coast. Divers can inspect the cockpit, turret guns amidst groupers and other fish. The seats are in place and you can quite easily visualize the pilot and co-pilot in the closing moments of this tough airplane’s war history. Papua New Guinea’s crystal clear waters and this mint condition aircraft wreck make it a topnotch spot to experience. Black Jack, which got it’s moniker from the last two digits of it’s serial number – a jack and an ace is a “blackjack hand” of 21 in the card game of Pontoon.

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