Independent Subic wreck roundup supporting depth band and deep technical status.
Philippines · Subic Bay
Deep blue-water technical bomber wreck outside Subic Bay.
Deep blue-water technical bomber wreck outside Subic Bay.
The Savage A2 AJ2 Bomber Wreck is a deep technical aircraft dive outside Subic Bay, where a large post-war naval bomber lies upright on open sand with its fuselage, wings, and tail still easy to recognize. It feels more like a clean blue-water drop onto a solitary aircraft than a bay wreck, with the bomber standing out clearly when conditions cooperate and only limited structural breakup around the rear section and one missing propeller. This is an expert-level trimix objective rather than a general wreck tour. Divers come for the aircraft itself, its rarity, and the chance to inspect a remarkably intact military airframe in open water, while fish life and small growth add life around the metal without turning it into a reef-first dive. The site rewards disciplined descent, stable buoyancy, and tight decompression planning more than exploration range.
Safety Notes
Trimix dive in deep blue water; appropriate training, experience, and gas planning are required.
Access Restrictions
Boat access only. This site is treated as a technical trimix wreck dive and is generally arranged through local operators able to support deep decompression logistics.
Legal Notes
Subic Bay wreck-diving activity operates within the Freeport regulatory environment, where scuba and wreck-diving providers are accredited for business inside the zone.
Community notes to help plan your visit.
Scuba Diving
Suitable for experienced technical divers on trimix who want to inspect a rare upright bomber with recognizable structure and limited but real wreck damage. It is best approached as a focused exterior survey with disciplined runtime control.
Conservative baseline from public research. No community dives logged yet.
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Research Sources
Independent Subic wreck roundup supporting depth band and deep technical status.
AJ-2P identification, 1957 crash note, trimix-only positioning, and upright sandy-bottom description.
Depth, outside-bay location, intactness, and marine-life framing for the AJ-2.
Technical-diving logistics and dedicated fuel surcharge for AJ-2 trips.
SBMA accreditation context for scuba and wreck-diving activity inside the Freeport.
General Subic conditions page supporting February to May seasonality, typical current, and broad visibility ranges.

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