This photo shows roughly the first quarter of the aircraft, from the damaged nose to just forward of the wing. The shot was lit using the camera’s HID lights and one diverheld 400W custom built light rack. The white bubble on top covers what was the top forward gun turret.

This is a close up look at the remaining propeller near the hub. This engine was the one which had been on fire and now has been submerged for more than half a century. Corrosion appears to be fairly severe.

This is a view from just inside the pilot’s escape hatch, looking over the control yoke at the co-pilot’s station and escape hatch. That’s Steve shooting from the co-pilot’s side.

A look at the co-pilot’s chair and back towards the flight engineer’s station. This image was taken through the pilot’s escape hatch.

A closeup look at the co-pilot’s control yoke and right side panel, which contains communications switches and oxygen supply hose and controls.

This close-up of the co-pilot’s instrument console shows the state of the various gauges and indicators. Note the gyro (left side), the glass on which appears to be broken and the airspeed indicator (top center) which appears to read over 400.

Stenciled lettering below the escape hatches, still readable after all these years.

No that’s not a car driving under the wing but a supplemental lighting system illuminating the underside of the wing while a diver swims over the top of and illuminates engine #1.

Nacell of sheared engine #2 with visible red lettering reading “#2 INBD”

Flight engineer’s instruments seen through the top of the co-pilot’s chair

Markings found beneath the pilot’s escape hatch, further proof of this aircraft’s identity.

A view aft through the co-pilot’s escape hatch shows a fire extinguisher still in place and scientist John Simeroth’s workstation.

Gregg & Alan getting geared up for a dive to 200'

“Come back WITH it, or don’t come back!” Last words Gregg heard from Alan Bradley, the owner of this fine looking video system, before descending.

Shameless VR3 computer promo shot. Works great at 200^+!

Upon impact, the landing gear doors were torn off the plane. Here is one of the tires, port side, main gear behind engine pod #2.

Contrary to official statements claiming that the anearobic conditions present under the ‘protective’ layer of sediment are preserving the B-29, this shot of corrosion around the liferaft compartment hatch would seem to indicate that the areas of the plane covered by sediment are slowly being eaten away.

One of the team’s supplemental lighting systems. Amazing what you can do with PVC, ABS plumbing parts, motorcycle batteries, sealed beam halogen lights and some wire, duct tape and silicone!

Shot of the damaged nose section from below with the light rack in action in the background.

Damage to the nose section from secondary impact with the lake bottom.

B-29 tail section as seen from behind. Tail cone is missing, likely due either to initial impact damage or explosive pressure built up by trapped air during the plane’s final descent to the bottom of the lake.

Lake Mead’s Overton Arm, as seen from the north on the B-29’s reported flight path. At this point the B-29 would have been descending and skimmed just over the islands visible in the distance before impacting the lake’s surface.

Sunset at Lake Mead after a long day of diving.

The southern portion of Lake Mead’s Overton Arm, resting place of the B-29.

Pilot’s seat and yoke, seen through escape hatch.

A peek inside the top gunners view port inside the rear pressure compartment. At the top right of the image is the entrance to the pressurized tunnel running over the bomb bays to the cockpit. Below that is the mangled rear pressure door leading to the aft bomb bay.

Steve lights up the tail number on the vertical stablizer.

Some people are just not social during those long deco stops. Here Steve opts for a book while the rest of us amuse ourselves with VR3 video games. (By the way, Steve recently purchased a VR3…)

Let there be light! Turning on this rack bathes the b-29’s nose in warm halogen light for filming.

Sidescan sonar towfish in action.

A sonar towfish deployment, as seen from below.