Keywords: John -Thach F4F3 cockpit.jpg en U S Navy Lieutenant Commander John Smith Thach photographed in the cockpit of a Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter on 10 April 1942 while commanding Fighting Squadron 3 VF-3 The Japanese flags on the plane commemorate kills Thach made while flying from the aircraft carrier USS Lexington CV-2 on 20 February 1942 In late May 1942 VF-3 was assigned to the USS Yorktown CV-5 and fought at the Battle of Midway it Il capitano di corvetta John S Thach comandante del VF3 sulla portaerei Yorktown e ideatore di nuove tattiche aeree Official U S Navy photograph http //www history navy mil/photos/images/g60000/g64831 jpg 80-G-64831 now in the collections of the U S National Archives USN 1942-04-10 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Battle of Midway US forces John S Thach |