John Thach - Wikipedia Thach developed the Thach Weave, a combat flight formation which could counter enemy fighters of superior performance, and later the big blue blanket, an aerial defense against kamikaze attacks John S Thach was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, on April 19, 1905
Oral History | Thach, John S. (Jimmie), Adm. , USN (Ret. ) He is best known as the inventor of the "Thach Weave," whereby U S fighters could successfully combat Japanese Zeros Thach tells of devising the maneuver at home with kitchen matches
Thach, John Smith (Jimmie) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas John Smith (Jimmie) Thach was one of the most influential naval aviators of the mid-twentieth century and is credited with the creation of the Thach Weave, one of the most significant tactical advances in the history of aerial combat
THACH-JOHN | The United States Navy Memorial John Smith Thach was one of the most influential naval aviators of the mid-twentieth century and is credited with the creation of the Thach Weave, one of the most significant tactical advances in the history of aerial combat
Thach Weave - Wikipedia The Thach weave (also known as a beam defense position) is an aerial combat tactic that was developed by naval aviator John S Thach and named by James H Flatley of the United States Navy soon after the United States' entry into World War II
Innovator in Aerial Combat: Admiral John Thach, U. S. Navy Thach developed a fighter combat tactic known as “Thach Weave ” This combat flight formation enabled American fighters to counter the superior Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the primary aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Thach, John S. - NHHC During the early 1940s, while commanding Fighting Squadron Three, Thach developed the fighter combat technique that came to be known as the "Thach Weave", a tactic that enabled the generally