ww2 ? the great maranna 'turkey shoot' details please and websites avalible?

Question

don,t bother critizing my spelling the japanese on the marainna islands would not have noticed it.

Answer 1

the battle of the Mariana Islands and Guam was the last major carrier battle between Japan and the United States. This was Japan's last battle with an effective fighting fleet.
Although the battle of the Phillippines would involve massive naval forces from the Japanese, it was more of a last gasp of defense than an offensive strike.
The "Mariana's Turkey Shoot" was a reference to the massive amounts of planes shot down by the Americans. Japan lost almost, if not all of her trained naval pilots, as well as countless land based planes. They also lost their brand new fleet carrier 'Taiho'; who was on her first voyage.
Also lost in this overall battle was Vice Admiral Nagumo, the commander of the combined fleet that attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Answer 2

It occured in 1944 during the American invasion of the Phillipines. The Japanese fleet made a last ditch effort to drive the Americans out of the western Pacific. They lost 300 to 400 planes and numereous shipd during a period of two or three days which ended their ability to mount an offensive counterstrike.
I'm not sure of specific web-sites but I'm sure if you search for world war II pacific theater you should be able to find something

Answer 3

Time has a great 60th annv. issue out with regard to VJD that covers the war with Japan. You are looking for Mariana Islands I believe. Here are some other links for you to reference also :)

http://www.cannon-lexington.com/Pages/Turkey%20Shoot.htm

http://www.cv6.org/ship/logs/action19440606-0017.htm

http://www.donet.com/~mconrad/pac1944.htm