The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle ...

The other two planes were battle-damaged. They are believed to be part of the USS Enterprise's bombing squadron, which landed aboard the USS Yorktown after a successful attack on a Japanese carrier ...

(NOAA ) According to the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown sank after being struck by Japanese torpedoes during the Battle of Midway, around June 7, 1942.

In 1942, as the Japanese and the Americans returned from battle, a set of Japanese planes mistakenly tried to land on the USS Yorktown. A similar, yet friendlier, accident would occur after the ...

The Yorktown, which Japanese forces struck with torpedoes after the pivotal Battle of Midway in June 1942, has been explored several times since its final resting place was discovered in 1998.

SAN DIEGO — USS Midway Museum CEO, retired Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, was aboard the aircraft carrier in 1990 when explosions rocked the ship, igniting a devastating fire that claimed three lives ...

A crew exploring the USS Yorktown shipwreck made an unexpected discovery when they located a mysterious Ford automobile among the wreckage over the weekend, officials said. The faint outline of a ...

The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle ...