The Graveyard Of Truk Lagoon on SBS and SBS on Demand – On Feb. 17, 1944, the U.S. Navy commenced Operation Hailstone, a 48-hour combined air and ground attack that devastated the Japanese position at Truk Lagoon, an atoll From Micronesia State, in the middle of Pacific Ocean.
Over the course of two days, American planes sank more than 60 Japanese ships, destroyed 250 Japanese planes, and killed 4,500 Japanese personnel.
The U.S. mission was a success, leaving the area as an insignificant military position for the remainder of the war. They also created the biggest shipwreck graveyard on earth.
Time seems to have stopped here, among the remains of tanks, trucks, planes and the personal belongings of Japanese soldiers. And in just a few years, everything will disappear due to corrosion.
This is a shocking journey through a key episode of World War II and the remains that history has left us almost intact.
The Graveyard Of Truk Lagoon on SBS and SBS on Demand – Premiere / Saturday 22 February at 5.30pm
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