Discovery of a Grumman F-6F Hellcat No other place of the Solomon Islands is rich in natural beauty and traditions such as the Western Province. E ' a tropical paradise of islands and atolls, pristine beaches, superb grounds, villages where time has stood still. These islands are a destination yet to be discovered and are still very few travelers venture between these lagoons. There are no large international chain of resorts, but hotels and cottages on the local beaches are still a good level. The adventurous travelers can indulge in fabulous diving, hiking in the rainforest and the volcano Kolombangara, 1770 meters high. There is no shortage of temples such as anthropological curiosities skulls megapode, performances of traditional dances and a crocodile farm.
Ghiza Island is a typical South Pacific island: white sand beaches bordered by palm trees, lush rainforest that covers the inside, a large coral reef enclosing a lagoon postcard. The picturesque village of Gizo, the island of Ghiza, the capital of this province and the second center of the Solomon Islands, lies at the Vona Vona Lagoon, a collection of coral atolls of beaches of fine white sand, which extends for 28 km to the island of New Georgia.
Ghiza Island is a typical South Pacific island: white sand beaches bordered by palm trees, lush rainforest that covers the inside, a large coral reef enclosing a lagoon postcard. The picturesque village of Gizo, the island of Ghiza, the capital of this province and the second center of the Solomon Islands, lies at the Vona Vona Lagoon, a collection of coral atolls of beaches of fine white sand, which extends for 28 km to the island of New Georgia.
THE WRECK
(John Folker sitting on the cockpit dell'Hellcat) A group of enthusiasts of underwater during a dive at about 30 meters they found that the spread of a particular coral point taking an odd shape, John Folker dive head curiously approaches to control brush and a piece of rock, he realizes that it was not a rock but of something else, was a wreck of a plane of World War II. The time now available to them was finished, scoring on a map the exact location of the Sub ripromisero that you would come back the next day.
The next day start diving early in the morning is designed to accompany a friend Folker was serving in the Navy, there was no doubt the plane was American, but still you could not really understand what model it was, partly because during the war, the Americans lined up several planes over the Pacific. They turned to a scholar of World War II aircraft, which, from the photos show him with no doubt realized that this was a Hellcat. The incident is still being considered by the conditions of the plane probably it was not a reduction but an emergency landing perhaps to engine problems. The Adventure Sports today is responsible for the site and offers visitors many visits the site, was recently signed an MoU with the U.S. Navy for the recovery and study of the wreck in question.
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