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On a sunken WWII aircraft carrier, experts find a mural, wrecked planes and a station wagon
Three miles down, cameras glimpsed the shattered interior of the USS Yorktown, sunk in the Pacific Ocean in the 1942 Battle ...
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 ...
A Classic Car Appeared on a Sunken WWII Aircraft Carrier. No One Knows Who Put It There.
USS Yorktown (CV-5)—an aircraft carrier commissioned in September 1937 and sunk in October 1942—was equipped with 24 Oerlikon ...
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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, ...
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 ...
WWII bomber found on Pacific Ocean floor — with a bomb still attached and vintage car on board
NOAA Ocean Exploration sent cameras inside the wreck over the Easter holiday weekend and three planes were located in the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Help Identify A Vehicle Discovered Inside The Shipwrecked USS Yorktown
NOAA researchers are calling to car enthusiasts to identify the make and model of the sunken piece of automotive history, ...
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Why Was a 1940s Car Discovered in the Wreck of an American Naval Ship That Sank During World War II?
The mysterious automobile was found in a hangar on the USS "Yorktown," which has been resting on the bottom of the Pacific ...
NOAA camera dives down to sunken U.S. World War II ship — and finds a car inside
A vehicle was found in the hangar of the USS Yorktown, which was famously sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Battle of Midway in June 1942.