I can't remember his name, but I flew T-34Cs with one of the pilots who was in the P-3 ditching---great guy. If I recall, it was a four-engine flameout, and at night!!!

Although, I didn't think it was the Indian Ocean...I thought it was the Arabian Gulf, between Bahrain and Qatar. (Unless this is a different incident).

In the case I know of, the plane was in about 50 feet of water, and I saw pictures where it was lifted out and placed on a barge. Not sure if it ever flew again, but from the pictures, it looked like it could!

Riddler:

Thanks for the story...nice job!