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NOAA needs help identifying car found in WWII shipwreck
Now, NOAA researchers want the public’s help to identify the vehicle inside the remains of the USS Yorktown. The discovery ...
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 ...
Researchers Stumped After 1940s Car Is Found Inside Sunk World War II Aircraft Carrier
The USS ‘Yorktown’ was sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942 and now rests at the bottom of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Explorers survey iconic U.S. WWII shipwreck — and find a car
A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of ...
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 navy carrier Kaga, ...
Ford automobile unexpectedly found in hangar of USS Yorktown shipwreck that sank during WWII
The USS Yorktown was commissioned in 1937 and took part in several World War II missions in the Pacific before it went down ...
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 ...
Massive WWII mural found intact on walls of USS Yorktown sunk in 1942, NOAA says
Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 ...
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Researchers Stumped After 1940s Car Is Found Inside Sunk World War II Aircraft Carrier
The 809-foot-long carrier took part in several World War II operations before being sunk by a Japanese submarine in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. Several investigations of the Yorktown ...