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USS Yorktown at the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot Part 2
Posted: Jun 19, 2010Dawn came at 0430 on 19 June 1944. The weather was expected to be CAVU (ceiling and visibility unlimited) and the temperature in the low to mid 80’s. Wind was […]
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USS Yorktown at the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot Part 1
Posted: Jun 18, 2010On 18 June 1944, two large aircraft carrier battle groups approached each other southwest of Saipan in the Marianas. The First Mobile Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy carried 440 […]