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Today the "Thach Weave" and the four-plane section are standard and regarded by the Navy as the ideal use of the fire power and ruggedness of its Grumman Wildcats against the nimble but destructible Zero. When the Navy got a newer fighter-the Vought Corsair-it found weaving good for it, too. Said one Marine pilot on Guadalcanal: "We knock them off with the Thach Weave...
Maneuvers without Names. Catch's battleship was not alone. It had cruisers and destroyers with it. It was probably supported by some Grumman Wildcats from one of the U.S. carriers. But its own record was nevertheless superb. The ship, which must have been one of the new North Carolinas since they are the only U.S. battleships with enough speed to escort carriers, proved as well that it could take punishment. The 500-pounder caused so little damage that three weeks later, with Captain Gatch standing on the bridge with his left arm in a sling, the ship sailed into...
Marine pilots fly Navy planes: the chunky, tough, not-too-fast SBD for dive-bombing and scouting missions; the plucky little Grumman F4F for fighting (a winner every time if it can get enough initial altitude); the versatile, though somewhat delicate, TBF for torpedo missions and glide-bombing. Supporting the Marine squadrons have been Naval squadrons and Army pilots...
...Grumman F 4 F (Wildcat). The Navy's standard fighter, as of today, the F 4 F is unquestionably the best carrier fighter now in battle service...
...Grumman TBF (Avenger) - singleengine, air-cooled. This plane made its battle debut at Midway. A bigger, more powerful and more advanced airplane than the once-standard Douglas Devastator, the TBF is the best carrier-based torpedo plane so far seen in action...