Thach Weave

This biography completes a trilogy on the three Navy fighter pilots-Jimmie Thach, Butch O''Hare, and Jimmy Flatley-who developed sweeping changes in aerial combat tactics during World War II. While O''Hare and Flatley were instrumental in making the "weave" a success, Thach was its theoretical innovator, and his use of the tactic in combat at Midway documented its practical application. This portr...