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[edit]DescriptionJohn -Thach F4F3 cockpit.jpg |
English: U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John Smith Thach, photographed in the cockpit of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter on 10 April 1942, while commanding Fighting Squadron 3 (VF-3). The
Japanese flags on the plane commemorate "kills" Thach made while flying from the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) on 20 February 1942. In late May 1942, VF-3 was assigned to the USS Yorktown (CV-5) and fought at the Battle of Midway.
Italiano: Il capitano di corvetta John S.Thach, comandante del VF3 sulla portaerei Yorktown e ideatore di nuove tattiche aeree. |
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Source | Official U.S. Navy photograph 80-G-64831, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives. |
Author | USN |
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