While the plane's altimeter read that the plane was 400 feet above the water, it was incorrect. At 230 miles per hour, the B-29 struck Lake Mead, quickly sinking. Fortunately, all crew members were able to safely evacuate and were rescued.
In the nearly 80 years since the crash occurred, the plane has remained at the bottom of Lake Mead. Its location was unknown until the early 2000s, when processing map data showed "a plane-shaped mass" under the water.
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