"Ford Woody car found in shipwreck of USS Yorktown" Topic
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| Tango01 | 26 Nov 2025 1:08 p.m. PST |
"A remotely operated vehicle exploration of the wreck of the USS Yorktown, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier sunk in the Battle of Midway, has found a 1940-41 Ford automobile on the aft hangar deck. This is remarkable for several reasons, first and foremost that it wasn't thrown overboard in the crew's attempts to save the ship after it was disabled by a torpedo attack on the battle's first day, June 4th 1942. Also, motor vehicles were not typically kept aboard ships at sea, especially ones headed into battle. Furthermore, this was a full-featured Ford Super Deluxe Woody civilian model, not the pared-down military model of this Ford wagon, dubbed the C11, that you'd expect to see in active military use…"
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 StoneMtnMinis  | 26 Nov 2025 2:57 p.m. PST |
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| HMS Exeter | 26 Nov 2025 5:36 p.m. PST |
We're very sorry, but we are obliged to deny your claim for the loss of your motor car. Unless we can examine the car for assessible damage or you provide photographic evidence of said damage we cannot honor your claim. Moreover, if your car was lost as a result of Japanese air attack, this would be an excluded loss resulting from an act of war. Section 7(c), paragraph 5. Hiram Baxter, Senior Adjuster
St, Louis Casualty and Indemnity
Columbus Square, Missouri |
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