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Edward O'Hare
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Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O'Hare was an American naval aviator of the United States Navy, who on February 20, 1942, became the Navy's first fighter ace of the war when he single-handedly attac
Lieutenant Edward "Butch" O'Hare in a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat. The wartime censor has blanked out the famous "Felix the Cat" squadron insignia on this p
Lieutenant Edward "Butch" O'Hare in a Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat. The wartime censor has blanked out the famous "Felix the Cat" squadron insignia on this photo (colorized photo).
The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga
The aircraft carrier USS Saratoga
Ensign O'Hare
Ensign O'Hare
VF-3: Front row, second from right: Lt. Edward Butch O'Hare
VF-3: Front row, second from right: Lt. Edward Butch O'Hare
John Thach
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John Smith Thach was a World War II Naval Aviator, air combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral. Thach developed the Thach Weave, a combat flight formation which could counter enemy fighters o
Edward O'Hare
…Fighter Squadron Three (VF-3) on board USS Saratoga. O'Hare then trained on the Grumman F3F and then graduated to the Brewster F2A Buffalo. Lieutenant John Thach, then executive officer of VF-3, discovered O'Hare's exceptional flying abilities and closely mentored the promising young pilot. Thach, who would later…
Official Navy portrait of Admiral John S. Thach
Official Navy portrait of Admiral John S. Thach
LCDR John S. Thach wearing M-450 helmet, AN6530 goggles and inflatable life vest, 1942
LCDR John S. Thach wearing M-450 helmet, AN6530 goggles and inflatable life vest, 1942
Thach (right) teaches new pilots.
Thach (right) teaches new pilots.
Captain John S. Thach (right) as commanding officer of the escort aircraft carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) during the Korean War, discussing a mission wi
Captain John S. Thach (right) as commanding officer of the escort aircraft carrier USS Sicily (CVE-118) during the Korean War, discussing a mission with two United States Marine Corps pilots, Major Robert P. Keller (center) and First lieutenant Roland B. Heilman (left), from his ship while aboard Sicily off the Korean Peninsula