John Thach
United States admiral (1905-1981) · United States · On the map · Died at 75
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 of superior performance, and later the big blue blanket, an aerial defense against kamikaze attacks.
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LCDR John S. Thach wearing M-450 helmet, AN6530 goggles and inflatable life vest, 1942
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 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
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Lived 1905 to 1981 · aged 75