Deep Pete Bi Plane Kavieng Papua New Guinea

The wreck of the Pete float-plane is located on the western side of Nusa Lik (small Nusa) Island. Which, along with Big Nusa Island, provides the shelter for Kavieng's harbor. The wreck lies on its back, with the remains of its main float sticking up. It is on flat white sand in 40m of water - hence the name "Deep Pete".The F1M was designed and built to be launched by catapult from battleships, cruisers and aircraft tenders. To be used mainly for reconnaissance missions. However it also saw service as an impromptu fighter, dive bomber and patrol aircraft.