Wreckage of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers found off Midway

TOKYO, Japan - A U.S. team reported on Oct. 29 the discovery of wreckage of four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942. This is a file photo of Kaga, one of the four Japanese carriers found by Nauticos Corp., a deep-sea surveying firm based in Maryland, and the U.S. Navy's Naval Oceanographic Office. The other three Japanese carriers found are the Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu.

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