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{{r|Battle of the Philippine Sea}}

...powerful carrier force that supported the Marianas invasion and won the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]]. For remainder of 1944, Lexington continued her strikes on enemy targets

The '''Battle of the Philippine Sea''' in June 1944, was a major defeat inflicted by the U.S. Navy on the Japan ...le advance. The climax of the [[aircraft carrier|carrier ]]war came at the Battle of the Philippine Sea. Airfields on the island of [[Battle of Saipan|Saipan]]--within B-29 range

* Taiho – carrier which entered service in 1944 and was sunk in the Battle of the Philippine Sea

* Y'Blood, William. ''Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea''. (1980).

* Y'Blood, William T. ''Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea'' (1981), popular narrative

...agement with the [[Imperial Japanese Navy|Japanese Mobile Fleet]] in the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] and the unexpectedly fierce resistance of the Japanese garrison on [[Saip

...made China an impossible base. Finally, in summer 1944, the U.S. won the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] and captured islands that were in range.

*[[Battle of the Philippine Sea/Definition]]

*[[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] ...]] may have been even more disastrous than the four sunken carriers. The [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], also known as the "Marianas Turkey Shoot", destroyed what was left of a

...Fleet carriers destroyed the remnants of Japanese naval air power in the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]]—she then put in at [[Eniwetok]] Atoll on [[30 June]] to await reinforce

...st of its best pilots in air battles against the Allies. Finally, in the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], Japan lost a huge number of carrier-based planes, as well as their pilot

...Cruz Islands|Santa Cruz Islands]], [[Battle of Tarawa|Tarawa]], and the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea|Philippine Sea]] (the so-called "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" wherein some

...made China an impossible base. Finally, in summer 1944, the U.S. won the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] and captured islands that were in range.

...[Jisaburo Ozawa]], to attack the Fifth Fleet in what became known as the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]], or, informally, the "Marianas Turkey Shoot". ===Battle of the Philippine Sea===

* Y'Blood, William T. ''Red Sun Setting: The Battle of the Philippine Sea'' (1981), popular narrative

...gust and September. Its strength, however, was greatly reduced after the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] in June, and U.S. air strikes on the Philippines in September. Frustrate ...ier groups, bypassing Vice Admiral Mitscher, as Spruance had done in the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]].

...made China an impossible base. Finally, in summer 1944, the U.S. won the [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]] and captured islands that were in range.