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In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway
The most surprising find was the first-ever discovery of underwater aircraft that had flown on the Midway battlefield, NOAA ...
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What’s a Surfer Dude’s Car Doing Beside the Wreck of the USS Yorktown?
Recent explorations of the wreck of the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean uncovered a downed aircraft, and, ...
Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed
A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean came across the unexpected sight of a Ford automobile in ...
USS Yorktown WWII shipwreck expedition leads to more incredible discoveries
The USS Yorktown retrieved two Enterprise aircraft that were damaged in an attack on the Japanese carrier Kaga, according to ...
Mysterious Undocumented Vehicle Found in Wreckage of WWII Ship
NOAA is asking for the public's help in identifying the car, which went down with the USS Yorktown during the 1942 Battle of ...
Researchers Stumped After 1940s Car Is Found Inside Sunk World War II Aircraft Carrier
Researchers found a 1940s car in the hangar deck of the USS 'Yorktown' while exploring the wreckage of the World War II ...
Sunken WWII Carrier at Midway Reveals Surprise: ‘Why Is There a Car on This Boat?’
A recent deep-sea exploration by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) led to a surprise discovery ...
WWII dive bomber found on Pacific floor — with a bomb still attached, NOAA says
The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The ...
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On a sunken WWII aircraft carrier, experts find a mural, wrecked planes and a station wagon
It was the first time since the USS Yorktown’s sinking in ... Cressman, author of a book about the Yorktown, said in an email. The battle of Midway unfolded over several days in early June ...
Car found parked in hangar of sunken WWII ship, baffling historians. See photos
Defying all logic, a vehicle has been found parked in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk in the Pacific ...
Ford automobile unexpectedly found in hangar of USS Yorktown shipwreck that sank during WWII
A crew exploring the USS Yorktown shipwreck made an unexpected discovery when ... hangar deck of the historic World War II ...