Friday 8 May 2015

DIVERS DISCOVER HUNDREDS OF WORLD WAR II AIRCRAFTS INSIDE THE PACIFIC OCEAN

A series of incredible photographs showing more than 150 lost World War Two aircraft on the seabed of the Pacific Ocean has been revealed

A series of incredible photographs showing more than 150 lost World War Two aircraft 130-feet under the Pacific Ocean has been revealed.
The stunning images show the planes surrounded by coral and fish as they sit - sometimes vertically - on the seabed more than seven decades after they were shot down.
The find includes historic American aircraft including Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers, F4U Corsair and TBF/TBM Avengers

Amazingly many of the planes have remained intact, with only a few broken tales and wings littering the floor. 
Brandi Mueller, from Cameron, Wisconsin, discovered the planes while scuba diving around five miles from Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands.
The find includes historic American aircraft including a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, which has amazingly remained almost intact  
The find includes historic American aircraft including a Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber, which has amazingly remained almost intact 
An incredible colour picture show a F4U Corsair, which landed on its propeller with its wings in the sand and has remained upright for years
An incredible colour picture show a F4U Corsair, which landed on its propeller with its wings in the sand and has remained upright for years
A lionfish swims in front of the body of one plane The cockpit of one of the planes is covered in coral as hundreds of small fish swim by
A lionfish swims in front of the body of one of the planes while the cockpit of another is covered in coral as hundreds of small fish flit in and out of the wreckage

The Douglas SBD Dauntless was manufactured from 1940 to 1944. 
It is famous for delivering the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942 - one of the most decisive battles of World War Two.
The Dauntless was replaced by the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver in the early 1940s.
The Helldiver was a larger and faster plane, although delays in production led British and Australian troops to cancel substantial orders. 

Brandi Mueller, from Cameron, Wisconsin, discovered the planes while scuba diving around five miles from Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands Brandi Mueller, from Cameron, Wisconsin, discovered the planes while scuba diving around five miles from Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands
Brandi Mueller, from Cameron, Wisconsin, discovered the planes while scuba diving around five miles from Roi-Namur in the Marshall Islands


EBOLA TURNS DOCTOR'S EYE FROM BLUE TO GREEN AFTER MONTHS OF BEING TREATED

Image shows Dr Crozier's eye 14 weeks after the onset of Ebola. The arrows point to inflammatory cells clumping together due to the virus, which caused high blood pressure and vision problems

A man has been found to have Ebola in his eye several months after he was treated for the condition, which has also turned his iris from blue to green.
Ian Crozier, an American doctor, was diagnosed with Ebola in September 2014 while working in Sierra Leone with the World Health Organization.
He was sent back to the US where he received treatment at Emory University Hospital's special Ebola unit in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr Ian Crozier was diagnosed with Ebola in September 2014 while working for the World Health Organisation in Sierra Leone
Dr Ian Crozier was diagnosed with Ebola in September 2014 while working for the World Health Organisation in Sierra Leone


Dr Crozier left the hospital in October when Ebola was no longer detected in his blood, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
But two months later he developed an inflammation and very high blood pressure in his left eye, causing swelling and serious vision problems.
He returned to the same hospital where he had originally been treated, and an ophthalmologist, Dr Steven Yeh, removed some of the fluid and tested it for Ebola.
Doctors say all survivors of Ebola should be monitored for possible eye infections, after Dr Ian Crozier was found to have the virus in his eye - but not his blood - two months after being declared free of the virus
Doctors say all survivors of Ebola should be monitored for possible eye infections, after Dr Ian Crozier was found to have the virus in his eye - but not his blood - two months after being declared free of the virus


Besides the problems with his vision, Dr Crozier's iris changed colour, going from blue to green 10 days after the symptoms were first detected.
After undergoing treatment with a variety of medicines, Dr Crozier began to recover his vision - although it is still not fully recovered - and his eye colour returned to normal.
Experts say cases of eye inflammation and problems with vision have been reported among survivors of Ebola in previous outbreaks, as well as among people with a virus known as Marburg, which is similar to Ebola.
But such cases are rare, the medical journal said.
In the current outbreak, some cases of people with eye trouble have been reported among survivors of Ebola.

CREDIT: Dailymail UK