On September 10, 2009, volunteer Don Moriarty opened the belly escape hatch on Cobra King and began cleaning out debris in the bow gunner's position. Among the debris he found a large amount of ruptured .30 caliber cases and projectiles in the floor under the bow gunner's seat.
The belly escape hatch.
O.B. Edens scrapes debris from the escape hatch.
Don Moriarty sitting in the escape hatch opening and pulling out debris under the bow gunner's seat.
Don showing some of the ruptured .30 cal. cases and bullets he retrieved from the hull bottom.
Some of the debris pulled out.
Among the debris is an allen wrench and steel rods, possibly cleaning rods for the bow machine gun.
The hull bottom after the debris was removed.