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The Grumman J2F Duck Amphibious Plane Is a Forgotten WWII Oddity
The very versatile J2F Duck was used first and foremost as an air-sea rescue aircraft. I n the world of Mother Nature, the ...
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Grumman JF Duck
On April 24, 1933, the Grumman JF Duck took to the skies for the first time, marking the debut of one of the U.S. Navy's most ...
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 ...
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 ...
This Is the Strangest Resting Place for a World War II–Era Ford Woody Wagon
Oceanographers were startled to discover the car inside the wreck of the U.S.S. Yorktown, which participated in the Battle of Midway and is now on the ocean floor.