He was hoping to spot dinner but fisherman Cory Fladeboe instead may have served up the solution to a 46-year-old mystery. Fladeboe was fishing for walleye on Green Lake in Minnesota when he got frustrated with his poor luck. He stuck his underwater camera over the side, hoping to see where he should be casting his line. Instead, the wreck of a high-wing airplane filled the screen. Officials believe it might be an Army Cessna L-19 Birddog that went down in the lake on Oct. 15, 1958. The body of National Guard pilot Capt. Richard Carey, of Willmar, Minn., was found in the lake about two weeks after the crash but the aircraft was never recovered. Divers have since taken photos of the silt-covered wreck and all the numbers are being sent to the military for a positive ID. The plane may eventually be hauled up and put on display in a local museum.
Fishing For A Mystery
Key Takeaways:
- A fisherman accidentally discovered a plane wreck in Green Lake, Minnesota, while using an underwater camera.
- The wreck is believed to be an Army Cessna L-19 Birddog that crashed on October 15, 1958, solving a 46-year-old mystery.
- Although the pilot's body was recovered two weeks after the original crash, the aircraft itself was never found until this recent discovery.
- Officials are working to positively identify the plane, with plans to potentially recover it for display in a local museum.
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