Search for the Japanese Fleet (2000)
In June 1942, Japanese bombers tried to level the American presence on Midway Island in a bid to steam unimpeded toward the U.S. mainland. Yet the U.S. Navy had two aces up its sleeve: advance knowledge of Japanese plans and a dive-bomber that was nearly invulnerable to attack. When the smoke cleared after the U.S. ambush, four Japanese aircraft carriers -- the Kaga, the Soryu, the Hiryu and the Akagi -- lay on the ocean floor. The program shows how the U.S. Navy and private enterprise teamed up on a 1999 expedition that solved a half-century of military mystery: where exactly did the Japanese ships go down?
Director: Thomas F Horton
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Corey Burton as Narrator |
| Production | Thomas F Horton | Producer |
| Writing | Dana McMurtry | Writer |
| Directing | Thomas F Horton | Director |
| Production | Michael Colin | Supervising Producer |
| Production | Jean Horton Garner | Producer |
| Production | Sean Gallagher | Executive Producer |
