The Portillo Expedition: Mystery on Bougainville Island
This film examines the circumstances surrounding the death of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese WWII admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor surprise attack and the Battle of Midway. Narrated by Gary Sinise, the film follows a crew of American explorers to the remote jungle of the western Solomon Islands, where they search for the wreck of the Betty Bomber, Yamamoto's plane.
This film examines the circumstances surrounding the death of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese WWII admiral who planned the Pearl Harbor surprise attack and the Battle of Midway. Narrated by Gary Sinise, the film follows a crew of American explorers to the remote jungle of the western Solomon Islands, where they search for the wreck of the Betty Bomber, Yamamoto's plane.
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