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 Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 03:31 AM
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The F4F Wildcat found on the sunken USS Lexington was flown by the famous Butch O'Hare! 
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 03:48 AM
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Way cool stuff right there!
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 03:58 AM
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Biden famously said in the New York Observer, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 04:04 AM
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Sorry but it's need more background.
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 04:42 AM
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Butch O'Hare was a Medal Of Recipient and The US Navy's first Ace (Ace in a Day!) when he shot down six (I think) Japanese bombers coming after his ship. He was shot down on the first Navy night fighter mission (Hellcat) in the Pacific. Many feel a Japanese bomber tail gunner may have killed him. He was never found.
O'Hare International in Chicago is named after him, a replica of his plane sits in one of the terminals. Saw it several times as a kid.
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 05:00 AM
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 12:04 PM
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 12:52 PM
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Butch O'Hare was a Medal Of Winner Medal of Honor recipient?
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 12:53 PM
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So, I have to ask.... how do we know that was Butchs plane?
  Courage - knowing something will hurt and still doing it. Stupidity - knowing something will hurt and still doing it. That’s why life is difficult
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 01:12 PM
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Butch O'Hare was a Medal Of Winner Medal of Honor recipient? You are right, my bad.
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 01:13 PM
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So, I have to ask.... how do we know that was Butchs plane?
It looks like the markings and Felix the Cat Id'ed it. Internet historians were all over it when the pic came out.
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 01:59 PM
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Thanks for sharing 
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 02:01 PM
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Good stuff, appreciate the share!
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 02:49 PM
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If he was shot down then how did his plane get on the deck? 
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Re: Butch O'Hares Wildcat Fighter found on the USS Lexington
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03/09/18 02:52 PM
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If he was shot down then how did his plane get on the deck? I had the same question. Did the Lexington sink first, then butch got shot down and his plane happened to sink right on top of the ship?
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