1944 19 June - Battle of the Phillipine Sea

[Felix/FFDS]

June 19

1944 United States scores major victory against Japanese in Battle of the Philippine Sea


On this day in 1944, in what would become known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot," U.S. carrier-based fighters decimate the Japanese Fleet with only a minimum of losses in the Battle of the Philippine Sea.

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[denishc]

 Certainly this battle broke the back of the Japanese navel airforce and crowned many US aces as well as prove the F6F Hellcat rule the skies over te Pacific.

[Felix/FFDS]

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