Video and Photos: VideoRay Swimming Robot Records Video of Crash Site of DC-3 Plane Shot Down in 1952

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VideoRay Swimming Robot Records Video of Crash Site of DC-3 Plane Shot Down in 1952

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	Peter Appelqvist, Dive Officer of the Belos, intently observes stunning video images being captured as Bob Christ of Videoray pilots the tiny VideoRay ROV through the DC-3's wreckage. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	A view into the Belos' turbulent moon pool. The Captain of the Belos asked Christ if he were sure he wanted to launch the little VideoRay. The Captain said he would not put his own ROVs into the rough seas. The VideoRay made six dives in waters east of Gotska Sandon Island, Sweden. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	Pictured here are the VideoRay's remote control panels, equipped with Sony GV-D1000 miniDV recorders. The VideoRays gathered details and clues that will help the Swedish Navy piece together the final moments of the aircraft downed by Russian gunfire. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	The mission crew readies the VideoRay microROVs for launch. A small, black rectangular weight attached to the tether aided the submersible's long descent into rough seas. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	Two VideoRays worked in tandem to explore the DC-3. VideoRay microROVs have been used to assess other historic wrecks, including the USS Arizona battleship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and a B-29 bomber found in Lake Mead, Nevada. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	Wildland Fire's VideoRay submersible was equipped with an Imagenex 851 scanning sonar used to orient the units to the wreck. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com
	Seas were so rough that other ROVs and manned submersible could not be deployed. The VideoRay entered the seas through the ship's moon pool. Credit: Daniel Karlsson, Wildland Fire http://www.wildlandfireiint.com