Battle of Philippine Sea

The Battle of the Philippine Sea took place from June 19th-June 20th 1944. The Battle of the Philippine Sea during WWII is remembered as the “Marianas Turkey Shoot,” as a F6F Hellcat fighter pilot famously coined his attack on Yokosuka D47 dive bombers similar to “An old-time turkey shoot.” Over 80% of enemy forces were destroyed at little cost to friendly forces, as the Japanese Navy had been weakened from raids conducted in Guam, Saipan and Tinian shortly prior to. The battle is often dubbed the “Greatest Carrier Battle of the War,” due to its significant reduction of Japanese Force. Naval air power in Japan was destroyed, while Japan’s remaining carrier force was almost completely decimated.