1944年6月20日,马里亚纳大海战已经进入尾声阶段,此前一直没有发起攻击的美第58特混舰队终于在这一天的15点24分开始起飞舰载机。此后的10分钟内,216架舰载机从11艘航空母舰上依次腾空而起,杀向目标。18点左右,攻击机群到达日舰队上空,其中的20架俯冲轰炸机从3000米高度急速俯冲而下,目标是“飞鹰”型航母中的一号舰“飞鹰”号。眼见敌机来袭,“飞鹰”号一面集中全舰的防空火炮拼命射击,一面全力机动规避。在凶猛的拦阻炮火面前,两架美机还没来得及投弹就被击落,但是剩余的美机丝毫没有退缩,依旧一架接一架地俯冲投弹。终于,伴随着一声巨响,一枚炸弹准确命中了“飞鹰”号舰桥后部,炸弹的碎片四处飞散,正在防空指挥所指挥战斗的航海长和飞行长当场阵亡……不过更糟的事情还在后面。俯冲轰炸刚刚结束,6架“复仇者”式鱼雷机又开始进入攻击航线,机群中的6号机(隶属于轻型航母“贝劳伍德”号,由乔治·布郎海军中尉驾驶)在200米的距离上投射鱼雷命中。这一次,“飞鹰”号右舷轮机舱附近被击中,一大股白色蒸汽从破口冒出,战舰很快就丧失了动力,如同死鱼般漂浮在海面上……1个半小时后,全舰被烈火包围,舰长只得下令全体人员离舰。19点32分,这艘建成服役还不到2年的航母就带着她的250名舰员一起消失在了太平洋的波涛中。 June 20, 1944, Mariana naval battle has come to an end stage, after the United States had never launched an attack on the 58th Task Force finally took off this day at 15:24 carrier-based aircraft. Within the next 10 minutes, 216 carrier-based aircraft flew from the 11 aircraft carriers in turn, killing the target. At about 18 o’clock, the attack aircraft flew over the Japanese fleet. Among them, 20 of the submarine bomber planes plummeted from a height of 3,000 meters, and the target was “No. 1” “Flying Eagle” among the “Flying Eagle” aircraft carriers. Seeing enemy aircraft struck, “Eagle ” side concentrated anti-aircraft artillery destroying the whole ship, while fully motivated to avoid. In the face of a ferocious blockade of artillery, two U.S. planes were shot down before the bomb was launched. However, the remaining U.S. planes did not retreat, and they still dived their shells one by one. Finally, accompanied by a loud noise, a bomb hit the back of the “Eagle” ship bridge accurately. The fragments of the bomb scattered around and were being commandeered by the anti-aircraft command post. The bad thing is still behind. The dive-bombing was just over and six Avengers-type torpedoes again entered the offensive line. Group 6 (under the light aircraft carrier Bellawood, piloted by Lieutenant George Brown) Torpedo hits a distance of 200 meters. This time, the “Eagle” was hit near the cabin on the starboard side of the cabin. A large stream of white steam emerged from the break. The warship soon lost power and floated on the sea like a dead fish ... Hours later, the entire ship was surrounded by fire, the captain had ordered all staff off the ship. At 19:32, the carrier, less than two years into the service, disappeared into the Pacific with her 250 crew.