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Events on Monday 19 June 1944 1
1944Battle of the Philippine SeaThe Great Marianas Turkey ShootUS carrier forces decisively defeated the Japanese fleet west of the Mariana Islands. Japan lost three carriers and around 600 aircraft, which crippled its naval air arm. American pilots nicknamed the one-sided air battle the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.