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That afternoon Commander Thach led six Wildcats into the air to intercept nine twin-engine enemy bombers. In a determined attack, each of the Wildcats destroyed a bomber and damaged two more. The ship's anti-aircraft guns finished off the rest.
In the meantime, nine more Japanese bombers were reported on the way. Six Wildcats, one of them piloted by Butch O'Hare, roared off the Lexington's deck to stop them.
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O'Hare and his wingman spotted the V formation of Mitsubishi "Betty" G4M1 bombers first, and dived to try to head them off. The other F4F pilots were too far away, to reach most of the enemy planes, before they released their bombs.
As if this weren't bad enough, O'Hare's wingman discovered his guns were jammed. He was forced to turn away.
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Butch O'Hare stood alone between the Lexington and the bombers.
O'Hare didn't hesitate. At full throttle, he roared into the enemy formation. While tracers from the concentr