C-47 Dakota Uçak Batığı

About C-47 Dakota Uçak Batığı

A former Turkish Air Force C-47 Dakota military cargo aircraft, sunk in May 2011 about 1 mile off Mordoğan at a depth of 18 metres to serve as an artificial reef. Known locally as the "gazi uçak" (veteran plane) because it carried munitions for the Turkish Armed Forces during the 1974 Cyprus operation, it had its plastic parts and engine parts removed before sinking so it would not harm the environment. It forms part of the Mordoğan underwater archaeopark, begun in May 2008 with artificial reefs and a wooden ship sunk two years before the aircraft. The sinking was carried out under a protocol between Mordoğan Municipality, the 360 Derece Tarih Araştırmaları Derneği and Gaziemir Dalış Merkezi. The site is for certified divers visiting with a dive centre.