Wreckage of 1952 Pan Am plane crash found near Puerto Rico
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- Wreckage of a Pan Am flight that crashed off Puerto Rico in 1952, killing 52 people, was found by a robotic sonar drone in 600 meters of water.
- The crash led to aviation safety reforms, including preflight briefings and better flotation equipment, after survivors reported panic due to missing life vests and inaccessible rafts.
- The discovery was guided by historical research from the Air/Sea Heritage Foundation and a map from air force pilots, and was located using an advanced underwater drone from Deep Sea Vision.