File:Air combat off the Marianas during Battle of the Philippine Sea 1944.jpg

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Description View of air combat in action off the Mariana Islands on 19 June 1944 during the first day of the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The battle was nicknamed the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" by American aviators for the severely disproportional loss ratio inflicted upon Japanese aircraft by American pilots and anti-aircraft gunners.
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Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1987.096.001.049
Author U.S. Navy

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