Battle of the Philippine Sea

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The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a major naval battle of World War II on 19–20 June 1944 that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious reconquest of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War. The battle was the last of five major "carrier-versus-carrier" engagements between American and Japanese naval forces, and pitted elements of the United States Navy's Fifth Fleet against ships and aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy's Mobile Fleet and nearby island garrisons. The battle was the largest carrier-to-carrier engagement in history, involving 24 aircraft carriers, deploying roughly 1,350 carrier-based aircraft.

1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Great Marianas Turkey Shoot
naval battle, United States, Empire of Japan, 


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Aerial photo of Japanese 1st Mobile Fleet under attack, 20 June 1944Aerial photo of Japanese 1st Mobile Fleet under attack, 20 June 1944
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Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and two destroyers under attack on 20 June 1944 (80-G-238025)Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and two destroyers under attack on 20 June 1944 (80-G-238025)
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983)
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USS Lexington (CV-16) Philippine SeaUSS Lexington (CV-16) Philippine Sea
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USS Bunker Hill CV-17 near miss 1944USS Bunker Hill CV-17 near miss 1944
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    eventarmed conflict1944Battle of the Philippine SeaUnited States, Empire of Japan, naval battleWikidata
    linkpageHistorigraph page@Wikidata
    linkpageNavWeaps page@Wikidata
    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Battle of the Philippine Sea - The Largest Carrier Battle Ever (1/2)Wikidata
    linkpageThe Operations Room page@Battle of the Philippine Sea - The US Navy Knocks Out The Japanese Carriers (2/2)Wikidata
    commonsimageAerial photo of Japanese 1st Mobile Fleet under attack, 20 June 1944 Commons
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    commonsimageJapanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku and two destroyers under attack on 20 June 1944 (80-G-238025) Commons
    commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill (CV-17) is near-missed by a Japanese bomb during the Battle of the Philippine Sea, 19 June 1944 (80-G-366983) Commons
    commonsimageFighter plane contrails in the sky Commons
    commonsimageDouglas SBD VB-10 1944 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Lexington (CV-16) Philippine Sea Commons
    commonsimageSBD launching from Enterprise 19 Jun 1944 Commons
    commonsimageUSS Bunker Hill CV-17 near miss 1944 Commons
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