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Alex Vraciu signals six kills following his "Turkey Shoot" mission. Note how the horizontal stabilizer is being used as an impromptu table for his flight gear. During the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot on June 19, 1944, he downed six dive bombers in eight minutes.

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(del) (cur) 20:47, 25 May 2006 . . Felix c (Talk | contribs) . . 600×468 (64,144 bytes) (Alex Vraciu signals six kills following his "Turkey Shoot" mission. Note how the horizontal stabilizer is being used as an impromptu table for his flight gear. During the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot on June 19, 1944, he downed six dive bombers in eight mi)