Dive· Oahu· Hawaii
Corsair Plane Wreck (Hawaii Kai)
21° 15.7′ N · 157° 44.1′ W · approximate
A WWII-era F4U Corsair fighter sitting upright and remarkably intact on sand at about 107-110 feet in Maunalua Bay, ringed by garden eels.
Practical
Approx and indicative only: placed in Maunalua Bay outside the reef; no published position was found, so dive with a Hawaii Kai or Waikiki operator. Island Divers Hawaii: max 107 ft (about 15 minutes bottom time), ditched in 1946 after engine trouble, bent propeller, the cockpit can be entered but a large moray often guards it, two frogfish and an octopus live there; counts toward a Deep specialty. Dive Oahu: about 110 ft, advanced divers only, visibility often 80-100 ft, year-round.
Best for
A deep historic airplane dive
Nearby
- Turtle Canyon (Maunalua Bay)0.8 NM away
- Koko Crater Reef Day-Use Moorings (Maunalua Bay)0.9 NM away
- Spitting Caves and China Walls (Portlock)1.4 NM away
- Maunalua Bay Anchorage (Hawaii Kai)1.6 NM away
- Maunalua Bay Launch Ramp1.6 NM away
- Hawaii Kai Marina (Kuapa Pond)1.9 NM away
- Oahu Humpback Whale Season2 NM away
- Hawaii Kai Provisions (Safeway, Keahole St)2.1 NM away