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Download or read book Reaper Leader written by Steve Ewing and published by US Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Known to his squadron mates at Guadalcanal as "Reaper Leader," Flatley - with Jimmie Thach and Butch O'Hare - was instrumental in communicating tactical advice throughout naval aviation and proving that, when used properly, the supposedly inferior F4F Wildcat fighter was actually superior to the Japanese Zero. His biographer, Steve Ewing, also explains how Flatley's combat experience established the credibility necessary for a middle-grade officer to initiate sweeping changes in naval aviation, both at the front and with the entrenched naval establishment.".