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Why was a car inside a sunk World War II aircraft carrier? NOAA researchers perplexed
The car was discovered April 19 in an ongoing monthlong expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration when the crew sent a ...
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 ...
Why was a Ford automobile inside a sunken WWII US aircraft carrier?
The shipwreck of the USS Yorktown was located around 1,000 miles northwest of Honolulu in May 1988 through a joint operation ...
Mysterious Car Found in Sunken WWII Aircraft Carrier
A World War II era U.S. aircraft carrier that sank in the Pacific over 80 years ago is now at the heart of a new automotive ...
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 ...
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 are baffled: What was a Ford car doing among the sunken remains of a World War II aircraft carrier?
The cameras on the remotely operated vehicle picked up that it was a black 1940-41 Ford Super Deluxe, known as a “Woody”, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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Researchers Stumped After 1940s Car Is Found Inside Sunk World War II Aircraft Carrier
A crew exploring the final resting site of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that was sunk during World War II found something puzzling. On April 19 and 20, NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners used a ...