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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 ...
Remains of 3 U.S. airmen killed in WWII identified 82 years after their bomber crashed
Three airmen who died during a World War II bombing raid have been accounted for, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency ...
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WWII exhibit on display at The History Center
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, The History Center is currently displaying an exhibit called ...
Explorers at WWII shipwreck find aircraft from legendary battle
The mural, "A Chart of the Cruises of the USS Yorktown," had been partially visible in historic photographs taken before the ...
Massive WWII mural found intact on wall of US warship sunk in 1942, NOAA says
Long languishing in the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, the sunken aircraft carrier USS Yorktown has held secrets for 83 ...
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 ...
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Empathy Across Oceans: Duke Students Channel WWII History in Japan
I was promised cherry blossoms if I came to Tokyo,” joked Professor Peter Feaver on a chilly March Friday to a room full of ...
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US reviving WWII airbase that launched nuclear bombs on Japan sparks local concern
A former airbase used by the United States in World War II to drop the two atomic bombs on Japan’s Hiroshima and Nagasaki is bustling with activity again. At this time, the US military is restoring ...
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NOAA spots mystery car inside WWII carrier USS Yorktown shipwreck
NOAA's deep-sea ROV finds a civilian car hidden inside the WWII-era USS Yorktown wreck, possibly a rare 1940s Ford.