Discover how World War II naval aviator John Thach devised combat tactics to give American planes a fighting chance against superior Japanese aircraft.
Two of the best World War II fighter planes - the Messerschmitt Me-109, which provided the backbone of German fighter forces, and the P-51 Mustang, which bombed Germany.
In the Pacific during World War II the dominant fighter plane was the legendary Japanese Zero. The US Navy's top fighter plane was the Grumman F4F Wildcat.
The Korean War brought the Russian Mig-15 jet, designed to shoot down bombers, face to face with the American F-86 Sabre, built as a multi-purpose offensive weapon.
Discover how World War II naval aviator John Thach devised combat tactics to give American planes a fighting chance against superior Japanese aircraft.