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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Massive mural found intact on World War II ship that sank in 1942
Paintings, vehicles, and even a potentially never-before-seen jellyfish were found among USS Yorktown’s wreckage ...
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.
Strangest Resting Place for a World War II–Era Ford Wagon
Oceanographers were startled to discover the car n the wreck of the U.S.S. Yorktown, which participated in the Battle of ...
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.
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Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed
The Yorktown, which could hold up to 2,200 personnel and 90 aircraft, was part of several operations in World War II after it was commissioned in 1937. Damaged in the Battle of the Midway – a ...