So while following up on a lead for a site out at Point Reyes I found this little guy along the shore of Abbott's Lagoon. This is a MK 23 type practice bomb, which usually housed a 10 gauge shotgun shell blank and red phosphorous. My friend who I have just started getting into wreckchasing found it along the shore and was cleaning it off when I stopped him and realized what it was. Looking across the mud flat I also noticed many other similar rust spots in the mud. I reported it to Matt Cerkel…See More

On October 4th, 1945 US Navy F4U-1D Bu# 50391 and FG-1A Bu# 13858 of VF-82 out of Alameda NAS collided at 10,000 ft over the Rock Spring area of Mt Tamalpias, while practicing the “Thatch Weave.” Both pilots, Ensign Vincent Daley and Lt. (jg) Charles W. Ankerberg, bailed out successfully, although Daley was bad injured.This Saturday, October 8th, I am planning on re-visiting the site. Since I first visited the site over 20 years ago, Matt Cerkel, a ranger on Mt Tam, has done extensive research…See More