The Battle That Laid Bare the Collapse of Japan’s Naval Air Power | Philippine Sea 1944

The Battle That Laid Bare the Collapse of Japan’s Naval Air Power | Philippine Sea 1944 The Battle of the Philippine Sea in June 1944 laid bare the collapse of Japan’s naval air power. Japan’s plan promised a decisive blow against the American fleet. Instead, radar-directed Hellcats, American submarines, and devastating carrier strikes shattered that ambition. What went wrong—and why could Japan’s remaining carriers no longer deliver the victory its commanders expected? With the American invasion of Saipan underway, Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa launched Operation A-Go, counting on longer-range aircraft and support from Japanese airfields in the Marianas. Facing him were Raymond Spruance’s Fifth Fleet and Marc Mitscher’s Task Force 58. This World War II documentary follows the Japanese air attacks, the American defenses, and the submarine operations that helped turn a major carrier confrontation into a disaster. It also examines the dangerous American strike near sunset and the desperate return flights that followed. #PacificWar #WWII #NavalHistory #USNavy #ww2 #ww2story