
Caption | VF-3 pilot Lieutenant Commander John S. Thach's Wildcat fighter at Naval Air Station, Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii, 29 May 1942, five days before he possibly shot down Tomonaga at Midway ww2dbase | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-66154 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 29 May 1942 | ||||||||
Photos at Same Place | Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Added Date | 15 Sep 2006 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: |
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