In a first, explorers at WWII shipwreck discover aircraft from legendary Battle of Midway

More images of the iconic US Navy aircraft drowned in the Pacific Ocean during World War II were published, a crew said that they said Received a military vehicle Inside the ship.

The NOAA Ocean Exploration has sent a remotely operated camera inside the USS Yorktown on April 7 and 25, the company said in a press release. The 66 -foot -long aircraft career known as “Fighting Lady” played a huge role in the Pacific propaganda of the United States during World War II, before it played a huge role before torpedo by a Japan submarine Midwa In June 1942. The mission concentrated on the first ship’s hangar deck.

The most surprising search was the first time of the submerged floor aircraft that had flown Midway battlefieldNoah said. The ships that participated in the war on previous missions have investigated, but on April 20, the dive found the aircraft and the aircraft involved in the sea war.

During the dive on April 25, at least three planes were located in the USS Yorktown Affat Lift #3, with a bomb -bombing bomb in the fuseglage underSide of the aircraft, including a reverse SBD dantles.

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At least three Douglas SBD Dunteless Bomaru Aircraft was found in the hanger. An aircraft was still fully armed, a bomb was protected at the crade of its release. The aircraft was probably part of a reserve force, NOAA said.

The other two aircraft were battle-loss. They are believed to be part of the USS Enterprise bombing squadron, which traveled to USS Yorktown after a successful attack on a Japanese carrier ship. Records show that badly damaged aircrafts were transferred to a hanger and when three enemy bombs hit USS Yorktown, NOA said. Research is underway to confirm the aircraft.

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While drowning on April 7, the Papahanmokuakia Rove and the Mapping Expedition team were able to confirm the image of an aircraft during an expedition to the Ship of the 2021, and set up another set of potential folded wings in the hanger deck.

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The remote-powered camera has identified the wings of multiple aircraft on the hangar. They were probably the extra part, the NOAA said. A wings of the aircraft were first depicted during the 2023 expedition.

Another discovery shown in the new images is to draw Mural in a lift shaft of the ship.

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The scene of The Mural, “A chart of the USS Yorktown Cruise,” Hand painted inside the ship’s #2 lift shaft, was seen on April 19, 2025 during the Papahanmokuakia Rove and Mapping Expedition Dive.

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The “USS Yorktown Cruise Chart” was partially visible in the Historic Tihasic photographs taken before the ship was submerged, but has not been seen since then. 42 feet by 12-foot Mural tracks Yorktown travel around the world.

The remotely operated camera was able to display the complex details of the mural.

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A close view of The Mural, “A chart of the USS Yorktown Cruise” depicts Yorktown’s travels, reveals the complexity and details in this painting. On April 7, Papahanmokuakia Rove and the mapping campaign were depicted.

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NOAA also got a marine life by shipping ships, including colorful red jellyfish, which could be a new species member. Tubewarms and anemones were also identified.

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During the dive 06 of Papahanmokuakia Rove, the USS Yorktown was exploring the wreck and during the mapping expedition, researchers depicted this colorful red jellyfish, which could be a new species.

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The USS Yorktown rack is protected and operated by the History of Naval History and Heritage Command, NOAA. It serves as a A place of rest for hundreds of servicemen Those who were on the ship while drowning on the ship. It has become the site of multiple remotely operated vehicles since discoveries and documented in 1998.

More than 5 people were killed in the Midwar battle. According to the National WII Museum, 300 US troops died and the majority of the casualties were members of Japan’s service. Japanese forces lost four aircraft carriers, a cruiser and hundreds of aircraft, and lost a carrier in the US, a destroyer and a few dozen aircraft.

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