A7 Corsair II Offshore Crash Site Investigation

Below are buttons that link to various stages of our investigation efforts involving a mysterious aircraft wreck offshore St. Augustine Florida. TISIRI was able to identify the actual aircraft and locate the pilot who survived the incident.


Pilot Besal revisits his A7-C for the 1st time since the incident in 1974:

TISIRI's Kistel and Pilot Besal meet in Charleston:

Wreckage concluded to be Bob Besal's A7-C:

Detailed images of the data plate discovered:

Underwater pictures of the A7 wreckage:

Initial photos of the Lycoming engine site and A7 wreckage location:

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