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	Turkey shoot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A "turkey shoot" is also a shooting contest where frozen turkeys are awarded as prizes.
		In the military, a turkey shoot occurs when a group or team catch the enemy off-guard or out-gunned to the point of being unfair.
		A turkey shoot is only considered a "turkey shoot" if the result is overwhelmingly positive; if it is instead overwhelmingly negative, it is a blunder.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Turkey_shoot (195 words)

	Great Cylon Turkey Shoot - Battlestar Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Great Cylon Turkey Shoot is an initially pitched battle where a compromised battlestar Galactica turns the Cylons' own computer virus against them to completely power down a massive fleet of hundreds of Raiders and Heavy Raiders.
		According to Ron D. Moore's podcast for "Flight of the Phoenix", this battle was specifically inspired by the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" of World War II.
		Interestingly, the Blackbird appears in the Great Cylon Turkey Shoot, yet the Blackbird had not been finished by the time the Cylons were disabled.
	en.battlestarwiki.org /wiki/Great_Cylon_Turkey_Shoot (715 words)

	THE MARIANAS TURKEY SHOOT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The weather was clear with scattered cumulus clouds off the coast of Saipan on the morning of 19 June, 1944.
		As part of Task Force 58 protecting the Marianas landings, Fighting Squadron 16 was expecting an attack from the 400-plane Japanese carrier force.
		At 10:30 bogeys were picked up on radar approaching in several large groups and twelve Hellcats were launched from the USS Lexington to intercept the Japanese force.
	www.airartnw.com /turkeyshoot.htm (170 words)

	Phrases. Clichés, Expressions & Sayings @ joe-ks.com
		Originally a turkey shoot was a contest in which muzzle loaded guns were used to shoot turkeys.
		In modern turkey farms, the birds sometimes forget to drink and die of dehydration, despite the fact that a water supply is tied to their bodies.
		The phrase was further popularized by the Marianas Turkey Shoot, the name given to an aerial battle fought with Navy aircraft in World War II that took place in the Marianas Islands.
	www.joe-ks.com /phrases/phrasesT.htm (7011 words)

	The History of the USS Cabot - CVL-28
		The Cabot's log reports her part in the Turkey Shoot as follows: "At 1047 hours, bogies were spotted about 55 miles away, and the Cabot used her AA guns to shoot down a Japanese fighter astern.
		Twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down five Japanese Zeros in the Marianas, Lt. (jg) Dwight B. GALT Jr., 24, of Hyattsville, Md. is a Hellcat pilot of the Navy's "Meat Axe Squadron", Fighting 31.
		After shooting down two Zeros, I made a treetop strafing run on the field, and there - staring from the window of the operations tower - was a big fat Jap taking in the show.
	www.mcallen.lib.tx.us /books/cabot/cab03_05.htm (12039 words)

	The Marianas Turkey Shoot - The Fighter Battle June 19, 1944
		The Marianas Turkey Shoot - The Fighter Battle June 19, 1944
		The 11 planes of the first three divisions of VF-31 had better luck as they were engaged with the approaching enemy even before the second group of fighters left the deck of the Cabot.
		At 1047 hours the 11 Hellcats dove into a flight of over 50 Zero fighter planes which kept them busy until they had downed 22 of them, combined with the 6 earlier in the day the total shoot down for VF-31 was 28 enemy aircraft without a single loss.
	www.vf31.com /sorties/marianas_turkey_shoot.html (2106 words)

	Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
		The ‘Great Marianas Turkey Shoot’ Stymied Operation A-Go By DAVID F. Sixty years ago this month, American naval aviators triumphed in one of the greatest dogfights ever, scoring a major victory against Japan.
		He would shoot down nine enemy aircraft in a single day during the Battle of Leyte Gulf four months later.
		While sunset on June 19 marked the end of the “Great Marianas Turkey Shoot,” the Battle of the Philippine Sea had another day to play out.
	www.navyleague.org /sea_power/jun_04_46.php (776 words)

	The Mariannas
		Operation Forager was the sea-based invasion of the Mariana Islands(Saipan, Guam, Tinian).
		The Mariana Islands were in American hands until the day Pearl Harbor was attacked in December of 1941.
		As a result of Operation Forager, the Phillippine Sea and the Marianas were controlled by the Americans.
	library.thinkquest.org /26742/marianas.html (527 words)

	Saipan in 2002 ( )
		The Chamorro people in the Mariana Islands evolved along the same paths as their cousins in Guam from the time of their initial arrival sometime between 2000 and 1500 B.C. to the end of the 19th century (see Guam).
		The population is mixed, highly urbanized and concentrated on the island of Saipan, the capital.
		In June 1944 American forces under Admiral Spruance (four carrier and one battleship groups), preparing to invade the Marianas were met by the Japanese combined fleet under Admiral Ozawa seeking a decisive battle.
	berclo.net /page02/02en-saipan.html (536 words)

	Amazon.com: The Marianas Turkey Shoot: Books: Barrett Tillman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Tillman's telling of the Marianas Turkey Shoot is a great starting point for those not familiar with the WWII Marianas Campaign.
		Though, the book is a little bear in text and details - mainly relying upon oral accounts from pilots involve in the Marianas Turkey Shoot - it is serves as a starting point for those who wish to read and familiarize themselves with one of the greatest battles of WW II.
		Amazon.com has several books, which cover the Marianas Turkey Shoot as well as the Battle of Saipan, and the entire Marianas Campaign.
	www.amazon.com /Marianas-Turkey-Shoot-Barrett-Tillman/dp/1883809045 (836 words)

	Philippine Sea: June 19 - 20, 1944
		Triggered by the US invasion of Saipan, in the Mariana Islands, the battle pitted the nine Japanese carriers of the Mobile Fleet against the fifteen American carriers in Task Force 58.
		Gordon participated in both major phases of the battle: the "Turkey Shoot" of June 19, and the attack on the Japanese fleet the following evening.
		Earlier reports had the carrier force east of the Marianas, but those were the "jeep" carriers supporting the expeditionary forces.
	www.cv6.org /1944/marianas/default.htm (2618 words)

	Battle of the Philippine Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Philippine Sea was an air-sea battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) on 19 and June 20, 1944, off the Mariana Islands.
		On June 11, U.S. carrier-borne forces started a series of small strikes on the Marianas, convincing Admiral Toyoda Soemu, Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet, that the U.S. was preparing to invade.
		This came as something of a surprise, as they had expected the next U.S. target to be further to the south, at either the Carolines or the Palaus, and therefore the Marianas were protected with a weak force of only 50 aircraft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea (2359 words)

	Go For Broke National Education Center >> History >> Historical Information >> Campaigns
		The “Z” Plan was discovered on March 31, 1944 after two planes crashed into the sea off the southern Philippines carrying Admiral Mineichi Koga (who became the commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet after the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto) and Vice Admiral Shigeru Fukudome.
		Thanks to the translated “Z” Plan, when the Marianas were invaded in June 1944, American troops already knew the strategy of the Imperial forces.
		The neighboring Mariana Islands was strategically located to serve as an air base for the Army Air Corps’ long-range bombers to make non-stop strikes on Japan.
	www.goforbroke.org /history/history_historical_campaigns_mis_z.asp (372 words)

	THE MARIANAS--OPERATION "FORAGER"
		Their actions, however, were just a small part of the overall contribution that the Service played in the capture of the Marianas Islands.
		The next move westward for the Allies was the proposed capture of the Marianas Islands called Operation "Forager".
		The famous Marianas "Turkey Shoot" decimated the Japanese naval air wing and the Japanese fleet also lost three carriers.
	www.uscg.mil /HQ/G-CP/HISTORY/Saipan.html (1690 words)

	The Marianas
		The invasion of the Mariana islands was called Operation -
		The Marianas consisted of Guam, Saipan, and -
		On June 18th of 1944, ___ was invaded.
	library.thinkquest.org /26742/tests/marianastest.html (117 words)

	Alexander Vraciu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		, when he shot down six Judy dive-bombers in eight minutes in the “Marianas Turkey Shoot.” Amazingly, he used only 360 of the 2,400 rounds of ammunition aboard his F6F Hellcat during the melee and directly contributed to the breaking up of a concentrated enemy attack on the American task force.
		Setting: On 19 June 1944, the air battle now called the “Marianas Turkey Shoot" became one of the US Navy’s greatest victories of World War II when the fighter pilots of Task Force 58 shot down 369 enemy aircraft.
		For his gallantry and superior effort during this battle and his heroic efforts in other actions in World War II, Vraciu was awarded the Navy Cross.
	www.au.af.mil /au/goe/eaglebios/04bios/vraciu04.htm (589 words)

	USS Indiana (BB 58)
		INDIANA joined famed Task Force 58 for the Truk raid 29-30 April and bombarded Ponape Island 1 May. In June the battlewagon proceeded to the Marianas with a giant American fleet for the invasion of that strategic group.
		As the Japanese fleet closed the Marianas for a decisive naval battle, INDIANA steamed out to meet them as part of Rear Admiral Lee's battle line.
		The issue decided, the battleship resumed her screening duties around the carriers, and stayed at sea 64 days in daily support of the Marianas invasion.
	navysite.de /bb/bb58.htm (946 words)

	The Battle of the Philippine Sea June 18 - 20, 1944
		The Battle of the Philippine Sea in the Marianas in June 1944 was marked by the destruction of huge numbers of Japanese aircraft with low losses to the United States Navy.
		On June 18, 1944, as the Americans were landing all over the Marianas, Ozawa's search planes discovered the American Fleet.
		The coming fight for the Philippines would depend on the battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy in a war that was defined by airpower.
	www.worldwar2database.com /html/marianas.htm (474 words)

	Mariana Islands
		At the height of its defense, there were 19,000 men under General Takashuina based on the island.
		The Marianas Islands owe much of their historical significance to a single month: June 1944.
		The June 1944 air battle off the coast of Saipan, known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, saw the destruction of over 300 Japanese aircraft.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /provinces/marianas.html (218 words)

	Netwings - Iwo, July 1944
		However, it's an intriguing thought to me that if US intel could have picked up on that, then a small contingent of Marines from Saipan (or even one army airborne battalion) with an air group could have held the island as early as the summer of '44.
		The IJN fleet would have come out to defend for sure and we could have met it with the 5th Fleet already deployed in the Marianas.
		The turkey shoot took place 6/19/44, with a few IJN carriers being scratched on the 20th.
	www.netwings.org /dcforum/DCForumID2/748.html (777 words)

	Amazon.com: Clash of the Carriers : The True Story of the Marianas Turkey Shoot of World War II: Books: Stephen ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		And, in the process, the author describes what it was like to operate an aircraft, an anti-aircraft gun, a submarine, land aircraft as part of a team, and the importance of radar.
		With this background, Barrett Tillman has crafted an exacting detailed history of the naval battle of the "Marianas Turkey Shoot", the popular name for the Battle of the Philippines Sea, June 19-20, 1944.
		In CLASH OF THE CARRIERS, which narrates the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot, the largest naval air battle of all time, his energy, depth and expertise are all much needed.
	www.amazon.com /Clash-Carriers-Story-Marianas-Turkey/dp/B000FZDL1A (2400 words)

	WW2DB: Marianas and the Great Turkey Shoot (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Marianas were made up of the islands of Saipan, Tinian, Aguijan, Rota, and much to the soreness of the American military, the island of Guam.
		From the airfields at the Marianas, future operations against the Philippines, Formosa, and even the Japanese home islands would be supported from the skies.
		Guam, gained by the United States at the conclusion of the Spanish-American War in 1898, was the largest island in the Marianas and it was an important American base.
	ww2db.com /battle_spec.php?battle_id=10 (3195 words)

	Timeline Mariana Islands
		Magellan named the Mariana Islands Islas de los Ladrones (Islands of Thieves), and was killed by natives on Cebu.
		Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh descended for 20 minutes in the bathyscaph Trieste into the Mariana Trench, a 1,500 mile gash in the Earth’s crust east of the Philippines with a depth of 37,000 feet below sea level, nearly 7 miles.
		He named the Bank of Saipan as executor but left behind a number of illegitimate children in the Philippines and the Mariana Islands who are laying claim to his estate.
	timelines.ws /countries/MARIANAS.HTML (1707 words)

	The Niles Star
		A woman reminisces about her neighbor's son who was the object of a letter writing campaign by some fourth-graders when he went away to war in 1943.
		Their clashing objectives: retaining the vital Marianas for Japan versus seizing the islands for American air bases.
		When the fleets met, they embarked upon a naval engagement that escalated into the most spectacular aircraft carrier battle in history - a battle that would later become known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
	www.nilesstar.com /articles/2006/10/18/columnists/ndcolumn02.txt (546 words)

	Battleships/USS Indiana BB-58
		As the Japanese fleet closed the Marianas for a decisive naval battle, Indiana steamed out to meet them as part of Rear Admlral Lee's battle line.
		The great fleets approached each other 19 June for the biggest carrier engagement of the war, and as four large air raids hit the American formations, Indiana aided by other ships in the screens and carrier planes downed hundreds of the attackers.
		The issue decided, the battleship resumed her screening duties around the carriers, and stayed at sea 84 days in daily support of the Marianas invasion.
	www.multied.com /Navy/battle/Indiana2.html (751 words)

	Building Alex Vraciu's Hellcat in 1/72
		Chief among these was the Battle of the Philippine Sea, better known as the Marianas Turkey Shoot.
		The model was given a coat of water-based Varathane, thinned with water and a drop of Windex, to prepare it for decals.
		This was perhaps the most challenging part of the model, because Vraciu's Turkey Shoot aircraft has never been provided on a decal sheet.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2002/october/aviation/Hellcat.htm (4057 words)

	A6M5a Zero Model 52ko Manufacture Number 4685 Tail Number 43-188
		About the June 3, 1944 Lt. Ozaki and the rest of 343rd Kokutai were transferred to Agana Airfield, on Guam.
		This aircraft flew its last mission on June 19, 1944, the first day of the "Marianas Turkey Shoot".
		This Zero may very well be the only surviving aircraft from the Marianas Turkey Shoot battle.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /aircraft/a6m5/4685.html (252 words)

	SCRAMBLE FOR THE MARIANAS
		"Hell this is like an old time turkey shoot!" yelled one pilot - and thus the battle became known as the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot.
		By the late afternoon the sky over TF-58 was swept clear of enemy aircraft, two Japanese carriers had been sunk by submarines and an incredible 373 enemy planes shot down.
		Transferring to VF-16 aboard U.S.S. Lexington his tally of victories continued to mount and during the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot he splashed six dive bombers in eight minutes, the following day adding a Zero, bringing his total to 19.
	www.airartnw.com /scramblemar.htm (711 words)

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