The maiden voyage of a B17 bomber, known as the "Meltin' Pot" ended in tragedy in 1942. Nearly sixty years later, the plane was rediscovered, by members of the Inishowen Sub Aqua Club  | |  LISTEN
| THE MELTIN' POT In 1942, a B17 b omber which was known as “The Meltin’ Pot” crashed into the sea off Donegal after its engines caught fire. A local girl who spotted it managed to save some of the crew, by rowing out to the crash site. The remains were undisturbed until 2001. Seamus Carey, who discovered it, and Danny Farren, both from Inishowen Sub Aqua Club spoke to Mark Patterson.
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