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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed
It seems fighter planes and bombers weren't the only vehicles aboard a famous U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War II. A crew exploring the USS Yorktown at the bottom of the ...