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    The Thach weave (also known as a beam defense position) is an aerial combat tactic that was developed by naval aviator John S. Thach and named by James...
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    combat tactician, and United States Navy admiral. Thach developed the Thach Weave, a combat flight formation which could counter enemy fighters of superior...
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    a Naval Aviator during World War II, who invented the Thach Weave dogfighting tactic. Thach was laid down on 6 March 1981 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards...
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    Thomasson-Grant Inc. 1990, p.144 Steve Ewing, Thach Weave, Naval Institute Press 2004. p. 26 "Thach weave – air formation". britannica.com. Archived from...
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    performed this maneuver properly. Chandelle Cuban Eight The Scissors Split S Thach Weave Wood & Sutton 2016, p. 10. McMinnies & Anderson 1997, p. 194. Wheeler...
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    Thach devised a defensive tactic that allowed Wildcat formations to act in a coordinated maneuver to counter a diving attack, called the "Thach Weave"...
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    example, the Thach Weave, a tactic created by John Thach and used with great success by American airmen against the Zero, was devised by Thach before the...
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    Basic: Combat spread Pitchback Bell Tailslide Split S Immelmann turn Thach Weave Scissors Chandelle Complex: High Yo-Yo Low Yo-Yo Lag Displacement Roll...
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  • with dry vegetation. Thatch or Thach may also refer to: Thach (surname) Thach, Alabama, also known as "Thatch" Thach Weave, aerial combat tactic developed...
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