Are you sure? Both the slate I have (ArtToMedia) and my Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Hawaii reference the year 1946.
As the co-creator of the Art to Media dive slaye I must admit the date error on the slate.
The actual date of the crash was April 17th 1945. This info is from the actual Navy crash report. Unfortunately, I received that info after the first print. 1946 was the most accurate data I had found until then. Future prints will have the correction.
Mahalo to al of you that have helped with the data for the other slates as well.
Scottytheduck rules again!!! Good job Gabe!
Also, the Mahi slate is ready for purchase, I am waiting for my first order.
Drew
p.s. Leesa, That wedding day was fun @ Turtle Canyon! Despite the worst vis in history.