NEW main division s FOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Pilot expanded tactics to defeat the Japanese Thach Weave - the life of Jimmie Thach from Steve Ewing (Naval Institute.NEW main division s FOR THE AVIATION ENTHUSIAST Pilot expanded tactics to defeat the Japanese Thach Weave - the life of Jimmie Thach from Steve Ewing (Naval Institute, 800-233-8764 $3495) perfects a trilogy on three Navy fighter pilots Jimmie Thach, Butch O'Hare, and Jimmy Flatley - who make knowned sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics durine WWII. Thach was the theoretical innovator of a tactic that became known as the Thach Weave, while O'Hare and Flatley joined him in making it a success The mass offers a memorable account of for what reason Thach devised the plan to give his squadron of F4F Wildcats a fighting chance against Japan's formidable naught s Using match sticks on his kitchen table, he determined that the Wildcats, working in pairs, should weave back and forth as they onseted a Zero, giving the wingman an opportunity to let off at the enemy on his partner's tail. The use of the weave against the nothing at Midway cemented its practical application. on the other hand as this colorful portrait of the famous pilot clearly point outs Thach's innovative tactic was far from his one contribution to the Navy. from first to last a 40-year career, Thach provided answers to multiple challenges facing the Navy, and his ideas were implemented servicewide. A native of Arkansas and 1927 graduate of the Naval Academy, Thach earned his wings at Pensacola in 1930 and became a highly decorated ace. He was an early example pilot, a creative task force operations officer in the last year of WWII and an outstanding carrier commander in the Korean War. During the polar War, he helped advance antisubmarine warfare. Contributing to his succes was the fact that Thach was a charismatic leader, interested in everyone around him regardless of rank or status. Today, Thach remains a hero among Naval aviators, his chiefly famous combat tactic still in use from modern jets. WANT TO BE IN CHECKLIST? If you have a effect which should be featured in "Checklist," please contact George Hulett at 818-700-6868 x128; or ghuktt@chalkngeweb.com. Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Feb 2005 |
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