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

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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