They Mocked the Carrier Pilot Who Turned Back — Until 7 Fighters Closed In Over the Pacific
Автор: WW2 Naval Aviation
Загружено: 2026-01-02
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WW2, In June 1942, American fighter pilots faced an impossible enemy. The Japanese Zero outclimbed, outturned, and outran every aircraft the U.S. Navy could put in the sky. Standard tactics meant death. Kill ratios were devastating, and the Pacific seemed destined to belong to Japan's elite aviators.
But one man refused to accept the consensus. Lieutenant Commander John Thach had spent months pushing matchsticks across his kitchen table, searching for a solution that doctrine said didn't exist. His answer was deceptively simple: stop fighting as individuals. Two Wildcats working together, crossing toward each other in coordinated turns, could create firing angles that neither pilot could achieve alone. The brass dismissed it. Fellow aviators doubted it. No one had ever tested it against real Zeros in actual combat.
Then came Midway. Separated from his squadron, surrounded by enemy fighters, Thach finally put his theory to the ultimate test. What happened in those desperate minutes above the Japanese fleet would reshape American air combat doctrine for the rest of the war—and beyond.
This is the story of how one officer's relentless thinking saved countless lives and helped turn the tide of the Pacific War.
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