Explorers find two Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at Battle of Midway

[Peter1469]

Explorers find two Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at Battle of Midway

The Japanese lost 4 aircraft carriers at Midway. It was the beginning of the end for the Pacific war.

Two of the four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk at the Battle of Midway during World War II have been found at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, the Naval History and Heritage Command in Washington said Monday.

The wreckage of what appears to be the carrier Kaga was located Oct. 16, and that of the Akagi was found Sunday.

The Midway atoll that gave the June 1942 battle its name is about 1,400 miles northwest of Hawaii. The discoveries, which were first reported by the Associated Press, rank as some of the biggest underwater historical finds in years.




The sprawling battle was one of the most epic in naval history, and it left the cream of the Japanese navy as blazing wrecks. It stunned the Japanese, who were careful to hide the outcome from the public, and reversed the course of World War II in the Pacific.

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And a new Midway movie at theaters Nov 7.

If I remember the four Japanese carriers sunk were 4 of the 6 that attacked Pearl Harbor.

[Peter1469]

And a new Midway movie at theaters Nov 7.

If I remember the four Japanese carriers sunk were 4 of the 6 that attacked Pearl Harbor.

True.