Thach weave
nounEtymology From Thach + weave. Named after WWII U.S. naval aviator John S. Thach, who invented the manoeuvre.
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Aeronautics, Aerospace, Aviation, Business, Engineering, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War Historical A tactic in aerial combat of the World War II era, where two aircraft on patrol fly a parallel course, and if attacked, overlap their flight paths repeatedly, enabling each to protect the other.