Fabled WWII aircraft carrier, the USS Hornet, discovered 77 years after it was sunk

[RugersGR8]

The Hornet was found more than 17,000 feet below the surface, on the floor of the South Pacific Ocean near the Solomon Islands. RIP


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...-after-it-was-sunk/ar-BBTug8u?ocid=spartanntp
Fabled WWII aircraft carrier discovered 77 years after it was sunk
CBSNews
6 hrs ago

 

[MacFromOK]

Great find. May her crew that were lost R.I.P.

 

[RugersGR8]

Photo clips:

https://video.foxnews.com/v/6001323905001/#sp=show-clips
Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet found in South Pacific

 

[John6185]

And a survivor that viewed the footage said there was $40 in his locker that the moderates/interviewer could have.

 

[Seadog]

And a survivor that viewed the footage said there was $40 in his locker that the moderates/interviewer could have.

That was a lot of money back then, it was about a months pay

 

[RugersGR8]

http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-ne...x61r114hBmaZ3IoqhUmCbnZxx-hLGpTywasVvIGgrxbkg
Paul G. Allen Expedition Discovers the Sunken USS Hornet and Her Aircraft
February 12, 2019

 

[RugersGR8]

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your...doolittle-raid-located-miles-below-the-waves/
Sunken aircraft carrier Hornet — best known for Doolittle Raid — located miles below the waves
By: J.D. Simkins
5 hours ago

 

[dennishoddy]

That team has been really active finding ships and aircraft lost at sea.
I’m glad they are keeping the locations secret out of respect to those entombed there.

 

[SoonerP226]

I’m glad they are keeping the locations secret out of respect to those entombed there.

As I recall, Robert Ballard, the man who found the Titanic and Bismarck, swore to keep sites secret after he saw what happened to the Titanic. I don't recall if it was the discovery of the Yorktown or PT-109 where he first did that, but I remember it being a big deal at the time.

 

[dennishoddy]

As I recall, Robert Ballard, the man who found the Titanic and Bismarck, swore to keep sites secret after he saw what happened to the Titanic. I don't recall if it was the discovery of the Yorktown or PT-109 where he first did that, but I remember it being a big deal at the time.

There is a titanic thing in Branson that people brag about with real artifacts but I can’t bring myself to go there because it’s like robbing a grave.