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which could be expended in less than 20 seconds. The increase to six guns was attributed to the Royal Navy, who wanted greater firepower to deal with German and
Italian foes. Jimmy Thach is quoted as saying, "A pilot who cannot hit with four guns will miss with eight." Extra guns and folding wings meant extra weight and reduced performance: the F4F-4 was capable of only about 318 mph (512 km/h) at 19,400 ft (5,900 m). Rate of climb was noticeably worse in the F4F-4; while Grumman optimistically claimed the F4F-4 could climb at a modest 1,950 ft (590 m) per minute, in combat conditions, pilots found their F4F-4s capable of ascending at only 500 to 1,000 ft (150 to 300 m) per minute. Moreover, the F4F-4's folding wing was intended to allow five F4F-4s to be stowed in the space required by two F4F-3s. In practice, the folding wings allowed an increase of about 50% in the number of Wildcats carried aboard U.S. fleet aircraft carriers. A variant of the F4F-4, designated
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of ammunition directly into the
Grumman, the airplane did not fall, but kept on flying. I thought this very odd—it had never happened before—and closed the distance between the two airplanes until I could almost reach out and touch the Grumman. To my surprise, the Grumman's rudder and tail were torn to shreds, looking like an old torn piece of rag. With his plane in such condition, no wonder the pilot was unable to continue fighting! A Zero which had taken that many bullets would have been a ball of fire by now.
1233:(A&AEE) testing of the Martlet II at a mean weight of approximately 7,350 lb (3,330 kg) showed a maximum speed of 293 mph (472 km/h) at 5,400 ft (1,600 m) and 13,800 ft (4,200 m), a maximum climb rate of 1,940 ft/min (9.9 m/s) at 7,600 ft (2,300 m) at 7,790 lb (3,530 kg) weight, and a time to climb to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) of 12.5 minutes. The service ceiling at 7,790 lb (3,530 kg) was 31,000 ft (9,400 m).
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as a front line fighter compared to the faster (380 mph/610 km/h) F6F Hellcat or much faster (446 mph/718 km/h) F4U Corsair. However, they were adequate for small escort carriers against submarine and shore threats. These relatively modest ships only carried two types of aircraft, the
Wildcats and GM-built TBM Avengers. The Wildcat's lower landing speed and ability to take off without a catapult made it more suitable for shorter flight decks. At first, GM produced the
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The F4F-4 version was less popular with
American pilots because the same amount of ammunition was spread over two additional guns, decreasing firing time. With the F4F-3's four .50 in (12.7 mm) guns and 450 rpg, pilots had 34 seconds of firing time; six guns decreased ammunition to 240 rpg,
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Grumman that the XF4F-1 would be inferior to the Brewster monoplane, so Grumman abandoned the XF4F-1, designing instead a new monoplane fighter, the XF4F-2. The XF4F-2 would retain the same, fuselage-mounted, hand-cranked main landing gear as the F3F, with its relatively narrow track.
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engine to power this aircraft; this too had a single-stage, two-speed supercharger. The FAA decided to accept a delay in delivery to get
Martlets fitted out with the Grumman-designed and patented Sto-Wing folding wing system first fitted onto U.S. Navy F4F-4 Wildcats, which were vitally important if
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while in port at
Freetown. One of her four retained Martlet I aircraft were subsequently fitted with folding wings by ship's staff during passage to Durban. In 1940, Belgium also placed an order for at least 10 G-36A's. These were to be modified with the same changes to the French aircraft, plus the
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General Motors / Eastern
Aircraft produced 5,280 FM variants of the Wildcat. Grumman's Wildcat production ceased in early 1943 to make way for the newer F6F Hellcat, but General Motors continued producing Wildcats for both U.S. Navy and Fleet Air Arm use. Late in the war, the Wildcat was obsolescent
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It is indeed surprising that any of our pilots returned alive. Any success our fighter pilots may have had against the
Japanese Zero fighter is not due to the performance of the airplane we fly but is the result of the comparatively poor marksmanship of the Japanese, stupid mistakes made by a few of
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Grumman's new monoplane was felt to be inferior to that of the Brewster Buffalo. The XF4F-2 was marginally faster, but the Buffalo was more maneuverable. The Buffalo was judged superior and was chosen for production. After losing out to Brewster, Grumman completely rebuilt
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In contrast to the USN F4F-3, the British aircraft were fitted with armor and self-sealing fuel tanks. The Mk II also had a larger tailwheel. For carrier operations, the "sting" tail hook and attachment point for the American single-point catapult launch system were considered important advantages.
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system, which allowed more aircraft to be stored on an aircraft carrier, increasing the number of fighters that could be parked on a surface by more than a factor of 2. The F4F-4 was the definitive version that saw the most combat service in the early war years, including the Battle of Midway. Navy
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in this battle, in an attempt to halt a Japanese invasion of Port Moresby on Papua. During these battles, it became clear that attacks without fighter escort amounted to suicide, but that the fighter component on the carriers was completely insufficient to provide both fighter cover for the carrier
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with a more primitive single-stage two-speed supercharger. The F4F-3A, which was capable of 312 mph (502 km/h) at 16,000 ft (4,900 m), was used side by side with the F4F-3, but its poorer performance made it unpopular with U.S. Navy fighter pilots. The F4F-3A would enter service
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I had full confidence in my ability to destroy the Grumman and decided to finish off the enemy fighter with only my 7.7 mm machine guns. I turned the 20 mm cannon switch to the "off" position, and closed in. For some strange reason, even after I had poured about five or six hundred rounds
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The Royal Navy purchased 220 F4F-4s adapted to British requirements. The main difference was the use of a Wright R-1820-40B Cyclone in a distinctly more rounded and compact cowling, with a single double-wide flap on each side of the rear and no lip intake. These machines were named Martlet Mk IV.
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was in San Diego, working up for operations of the F4F-3s of VF-3. 11 F4F-3s of VMF-211 were at the Ewa Marine Air Corps Station on Oahu; nine of these were damaged or destroyed during the Japanese attack. The detachment of VMF-211 on Wake lost seven Wildcats to Japanese attacks on 8 December, but
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In all, 7,860 Wildcats were built. During the course of the war, Navy and Marine F4Fs and FMs flew 15,553 combat sorties (14,027 of these from aircraft carriers), destroying a claimed figure of 1,327 enemy aircraft at a cost of 178 aerial losses, 24 to ground/shipboard fire, and 49 to operational
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The F4F-3S was first flown 28 February 1943. The weight and drag of the floats reduced the maximum speed to 241 mph (388 km/h). As the performance of the basic F4F-3 was already below that of the Zero, the F4F-3S was clearly of limited usefulness. In any case, the construction of the
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testing of the Martlet IV at 7,350 lb (3,330 kg) weight showed a maximum speed of 278 mph (447 km/h) at 3,400 ft (1,000 m) and 298 mph (480 km/h) at 14,600 ft (4,500 m), a maximum climb rate of 1,580 ft/min (8.0 m/s) at 6,200 ft
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was a photoreconnaissance variant, with armor and armament removed. It had non-folding "wet" wings that carried an additional 555 gal (2,101 L) of fuel for a total of about 700 gal (2,650 L), increasing its range to 3,700 mi (5,955 km). A total of 21 were built.
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version of the F4F-3 was developed for use at forward island bases in the Pacific, before the construction of airfields. It was inspired by appearance of the A6M2-N "Rufe", a modification of the Mitsubishi A6M2 "Zeke". BuNo 4038 was modified to become the
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In January 1944, the Admiralty decided to abandon the name Martlet and the type became the Wildcat Mk IV in British service. The name "Martlet" had been in use from May 1940, whereas the U.S. Navy had officially adopted the name "Wildcat" on 1 October
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In the hands of an expert pilot with a tactical advantage, the Wildcat could prove a difficult opponent even against the formidable Zero. After analyzing Fleet Air Tactical Unit Intelligence Bureau reports describing the new carrier fighter, USN
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Nevertheless, the Martlets were modified to have British-style catapult spools. Deliveries of the folding-wing G-36Bs began in August 1941, with 36 shipped to the UK and 54 shipped to the Far East; they were designated "Martlet Mark II".
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lost six Wildcats to only one Zero destroyed. On the very first day of the campaign, before the establishment of Henderson field, Wildcat fighters of TF16 (USS Enterprise) lost 10 fighters and an SBD performing CAP duty to Rabaul based
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photoreconnaissance planes. The F4F-3Ps were for short-range tactical reconnaissance, as their reserve fuel tanks were removed and replaced with Fairchild F-56 cameras. The F4F-3Ps retained their machine guns and were mainly flown by
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From 1943, Wildcats equipped with bomb racks were primarily assigned to escort carriers for use against submarines and attacking ground targets, though they would also continue to score kills against Japanese fighters, bombers and
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I would still assess the Wildcat as the outstanding naval fighter of the early years of World War II ... I can vouch as a matter of personal experience, this Grumman fighter was one of the finest shipboard aeroplanes ever
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The Fleet Air Arm purchased 312 FM-1s, originally with the designation of Martlet V. In January 1944, a decision was made to retain the American names for US-supplied aircraft, redesignating the batch as the Wildcat V.
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carriers which had elevators that were too narrow to accommodate non-folding wing aircraft. Nevertheless, the first 10 received had fixed wings. The first Martlet with folding wings was not delivered until August 1941.
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still used F4F-3s. VF-42 of the Yorktown was the last carrier group converted to the F4F-4, and that was done as it left Pearl Harbor on the way to the Battle of Midway as VF-3 flew in new F4F-4s with Commander Thach.
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Poor design of the armament installation on early F4Fs caused these otherwise reliable machine guns to frequently jam, a problem common to wing-mounted weapons of many U.S. fighters early in the war. An F4F-3 flown by
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1350:(1,900 m) at 7,740 lb (3,510 kg) weight, and a time to climb to 20,000 ft (6,100 m) of 14.6 minutes. The service ceiling at 7,740 lb (3,510 kg) was 30,100 ft (9,200 m).
209:, a pioneer of fighter tactics to deal with the A6M Zero, were greatly dissatisfied with the Wildcat's inferior performance against the Zero in the battles of the Coral Sea and Midway. The Wildcat has a
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spools and other items were installed. After attempts to fit British radio sets, it was decided to use the superior American equipment. The first Martlets entered British service in August 1940, with
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aircraft. Larger fighters such as the Hellcat and the Corsair and dive bombers were needed aboard fleet carriers and the Wildcat's slower landing speed made it more suitable for shorter flight decks.
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and land-based Wildcats played a major role during the Guadalcanal Campaign of 1942–43. It was not until 1943 that more advanced naval fighters capable of taking on the Zero on more even terms, the
271:, ordering production early in 1936. However, an order was also placed for Grumman's G-16 (given the navy designation XF4F-1) as a backup in case the Brewster monoplane proved to be unsatisfactory.
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was a planned development of the FM-1 by General Motors / Eastern Aircraft to be powered by the improved XR-1820-70 engine, but the project was cancelled before any aircraft were built.
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in the South Pacific, arriving in July 1942. In October 1942, long-ranged and unarmed F4F-7s began replacing the F4F-3Ps, but a detachment of three F4F-3P from VMO-155 operated from the
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removal of the tailhook as they were to be landbased. Belgium surrendered before any aircraft were delivered and by 10 May 1940, the aircraft order was transferred to the Royal Navy.
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radial engine. Testing of the new XF4F-3 led to an order for F4F-3 production models, the first of which was completed in February 1940. France also ordered the type, powered by a
417:. Nearly 1,200 Wildcats were flown by the FAA and by January 1944, the Martlet name was dropped and the type was identified as the Wildcat. In March 1945, Wildcats shot down four
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development was fitted with a more powerful version of the engine, a Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp R-1830-76, featuring a two-stage supercharger, it showed its true potential.
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Islands. The Martlet Mk I did not have a wing folding mechanism and was therefore used primarily from land bases, with the notable exception of six aircraft of 882 Sqn aboard
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used a novel approach using a compound angle folding-wing that was unique to Grumman...It was a successful design that was later used on the F6F Hellcat and TBF Avenger.
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fighters were named after sea birds. Later the "Wildcat" name would be adopted by the RN to simplify supply and prevent possible confusion over delivery orders.
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was sunk by a U-boat on 21 December 1941, and of the pilots only Brown and one other survived, but it had already proved the usefulness of escort carriers.
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off Bougainville on 20 February 1942. But contrasting with O'Hare's performance, his wingman was unable to participate because his guns would not function.
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was high-altitude ambush, where hit-and-run maneuvers were executed using altitude advantage. This was possible due to an early warning system composed of
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their pilots and superior marksmanship and team work of some of our pilots. The F4F airplane is pitifully inferior in climb, maneuverability and speed.
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causes (an overall claimed kill-to-loss ratio of 6.9:1). True to their escort fighter role, Wildcats dropped only 154 tons of bombs during the war.
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bombers during highly effective convoy escort operations. These were the first of many Wildcats to engage in aerial combat at sea, including
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the remaining five put up a fierce defense, making the first bomber kill on 9 December. The destroyer
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continued producing Wildcats for U.S. Navy and Fleet Air Arm use. At first, GM produced the
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Brown, Eric, CBE, DCS, AFC, RN.; William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "Grumman Wildcat".
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and an escort for an attack force. Most U.S. carriers carried fewer than 20 fighters.
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The F4F-4 was the first version of the Wildcat to feature a Grumman innovation, the
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Two F4F-3s (the 3rd and 4th production aircraft, BuNo 1846/1847) were fitted with a
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The last air raid of the war in Europe was carried out by Fleet Air Arm aircraft in
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Wixey, Ken (March–April 1997). "'Wild Catfish': The 'Sea-booted' F4F-3S Wildcat".
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How Leroy Grumman and Jake Swirbul built a high-flying company from the ground up
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was withdrawn in favor of the Wildcat and replaced as aircraft became available.
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Annapolis, Maryland: Naval & Aviation Publishing, 1990, First edition 1983.
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Green, William, Gordon Swanborough and Eric Brown. "Grumman's Willing Wildcat".
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964:, were fitted. To restore the stability, small auxiliary fins were added to the
771:, which were also designated Martlet IIIs. On paper, the designation changed to
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463:, Norway. Two ships and a U-boat were sunk with the loss of one Wildcat and one
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1421:: 81 aircraft ordered, never delivered, transferred to Royal Navy after French
1317:. Later in that year they participated in the landings in French North Africa.
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F4F-3s were replaced by F4F-4s in June 1942. During the Battle of Midway, only
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Grumman F4F Wildcat, including Grumman Martlet Mks. I-VI, Warpaint series no.9
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The Wildcat VI was the Air Ministry name for the FM-2 Wildcat in FAA service.
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The XF4F-3 in 1939; it was written off in a fatal accident on 16 December 1940
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air combat kill-to-loss ratio of 5.9:1 in 1942 and 6.9:1 for the entire war.
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Not assigned • Assigned to a different manufacturer's type
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3104:. London: Macdonald & Co.(Publishers) Ltd., 1961 (6th impression 1969).
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The British received 300 Eastern Aircraft FM-1s giving them the designation
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Four U.S. Marine Corps Wildcats played a prominent role in the defense of
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utility biplane, was originally created in the 1920s by Leroy Grumman for
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3157:. Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Profile Publications, 1972 (reprint from 1966).
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2641:. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. May 15, 2006. Archived from
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14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,200 hp (890 kW)
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F4F-3 in non-reflective blue-gray over light gray scheme from early 1942
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Quote: "Early Wildcat guns had a tendency to jam during hard maneuvers"
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Newsreel footage of FAA pilots being introduced to the Grumman Martlet
3513:
Fighter - The World's Finest Combat Aircraft - 1913 to the Present Day
968:. Because this was still insufficient, a ventral fin was added later.
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In June 1942, 17 F4F-3s and one F4F-3A (18 total) were converted into
345:(FAA) had ordered the Wildcat, with their own configurations, via the
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3296:
The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway.
2927:
Naval Aviation Combat Statistics— World War II (OPNAV-P-23V No. A129)
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also demonstrated that the fighter cover was useful against U-boats.
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was sunk by the Wildcats, and the Japanese invasion force retreated.
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3388:. Church End Farm, Bedfordshire, UK: Hall Park Books, 1997. No ISBN.
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Lundstrom 1994, pp. 266–270, Stille 2019, Kindle location 1233–1237.
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Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two
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Lundstrom 1994, pp. 186-187, Stille 2019, Kindle location 565–582.
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Lessons learned from the Wildcat were later applied to the faster
3543:
Wixey, Ken. "Corpulent Feline: Grumman's F4F Wildcat: Part Two".
3526:
Wixey, Ken. "Corpulent Feline: Grumman's F4F Wildcat: Part One".
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Quote: ...landing gear was almost identical to that in the J2F's.
1755:, second scoring Wildcat ace with 19 victories while flying with
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The first 30 F4F-3As were released for sale to Greece, after the
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but held its own partly because, with relatively heavy armor and
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3261:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1988.
3212:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 2000.
2985:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 1995.
2970:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc., 2004.
224:, where the larger and much heavier Hellcat could not be used.
3015:. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc., 1987.
2807:"Eric 'Winkle' Brown: The man who seemed not to notice danger"
1336:
Ten fixed-wing G-36Bs were used by the FAA as Martlet III(A).
2708:"Excerpts from a 1942 Interview with Lt. Cdr. John S. Thach."
1913:
Quote" "...O'Hare's wingman discovered his guns were jammed."
1741:, the top scoring Wildcat ace with 26 victories, flying with
247:. The FF was the first U.S. naval fighter with a retractable
3097:
Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 1943.
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Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 1942.
3326:
The Secret Years: Flight Testing at Boscombe Down 1939–1945
3117:
War Planes of the Second World War, Volume Six: Floatplanes
2940:. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, pp. 40–52.
2471:"World War II: The Cactus Air Force Fought at Guadalcanal."
1843:
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
384:
The type also pioneered combat operations from the smaller
369:. In the European theater, its first combat victory was on
3593:(Bilingual Polish/English). Lublin, Poland: Kagero, 2004.
2914:. Sparkford, Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing Group, 1987.
2598:"The Aviation History Online Museum - Grumman F4F Wildcat"
2391:. Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press. p. 92.
3341:
Wildcats & Hellcats: Gallant Grummans in World War II
3227:. Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania: TAB Books Inc., 1988.
3088:"F4F-4 Airplane Characteristics & Performance, 1943."
3075:"F4F-3 Airplane Characteristics & Performance, 1942."
2953:
British Secret Projects 3: Fighters and Bombers 1935–1950
1848:
List of aircraft of the United States during World War II
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by the British. The first 10 G-36Bs were fitted with non-
3102:
Warplanes of the Second World War, Volume Four: Fighters
3343:. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 1984.
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http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F4F-7.html
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http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_F4F-3.html
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3371:
United States Naval Fighters of World War II in Action
3126:. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd., 1976.
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when the second series of Martlet III was introduced.
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on May 5, 1945. Twenty eight Wildcat VI aircraft from
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were not available because of the greater need of the
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Battle of Midway Action Report, USS Yorktown (CV-5).
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Grumman fighter development began with the two-seat
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2836:(1st ed.). Osprey. 25 April 1995. p. 71.
2561:Rickard, J (19 March 2007), Grumman F4F-7 Wildcat,
2515:Rickard, J (19 March 2007), Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat,
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7,860 aircraft produced, starting in December, 1940
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
597:described the Wildcat's capacity to absorb damage:
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6525:World War II fighter aircraft of the United States
3661:The Grumman Wildcat in FAA Service by Bruce Archer
3470:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1979.
3298:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1984.
3063:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2002.
3048:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 2004.
976:" was surprisingly quick. Only one was converted.
3438:British Naval Aircraft Since 1912, Fourth Edition
3124:WW2 Fact Files: US Navy and Marine Corps Fighters
2955:. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Midland Publishing, 2004.
2722:Green, Swanborough and Brown 1977, pp. 52, 60–61.
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1231:Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment
1072:-56), and a taller tail to cope with the torque.
27:United States Navy World War II era fighter plane
3253:. London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co.
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992:-design folding wings, a Grumman patented design
317:On 16 December 1940, the XF4F-3 prototype, BuNo
3589:Zbiegniewski, Andre R. and Krzysztof Janowicz.
3485:. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1995.
2858:"Aircraft Carriers: Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)."
2782:
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1276:was shot down. On the next voyage, four Fw 200
988:One of the main features of the F4F-4 were the
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1174:The Martlets were modified for British use by
731:engines) from France; these ended up with the
507:". The most widely employed tactic during the
484:, its major opponent in the early part of the
480:The Wildcat was generally outperformed by the
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3455:Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Press, 1976.
8:
3666:Aviation-History.com's XF4F-1 3-view drawing
3637:Grumman Wildcat Retrieved From Lake Michigan
3549:, No. 70, July–August 1997, pp. 51–59.
3532:, No. 68, March–April 1997, pp. 16–24.
3373:. Poole, Dorset, UK: Blandford Press, 1980.
3245:. Paris: Éditions Atlas s.a., 1981. no ISBN.
2153:, Bromley, Kent., UK, Number 3, 1976, p. 51.
1220:the Martlet was to be used from the first 3
1097:A three view drawing of the proposed XF2M-1.
755:. These aircraft were given the designation
727:U.S. Navy orders followed as did some (with
373:1940, when a land-based Martlet destroyed a
3275:The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign
3033:. Prague, Czech Republic: Modelpres, 1995.
2531:Whitten, H. Wayne, Grumman F4F-3P Wildcat,
2527:
2525:
2501:"IJN Kisaragi: Tabular Record of Movement."
2243:"Grumman F4F Martlet (Grumman F4F Wildcat)"
2228:
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1759:and also a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
1745:during World War II and a recipient of the
1475:: RCN personnel assigned to the Royal Navy
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3617:Naval History and Heritage Command Wildcat
3013:U.S. Navy Carrier Fighters of World War II
2968:F4F Wildcat in action, Aircraft Number 191
2672:. Naval Institute Press. p. 393,397.
2439:
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2249:. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18
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2180:
1202:transferred two Martlet I aircraft to HMS
557:James "Jimmy" Thach, Midway action report.
333:A Fleet Air Arm Wildcat in 1944, showing "
29:
3421:Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers.
3395:. Dulles, Virginia: Potomac Books, 2004.
3259:F4F Wildcat in action, Aircraft Number 84
3061:Reaper Leader: The Life of Jimmy Flatley.
2762:Green, Swanborough and Brown 1977, p. 68.
2744:Green, Swanborough and Brown 1977, p. 61.
1672:845 mi (1,360 km, 734 nmi)
1666:331 mph (533 km/h, 288 kn)
1055:, in June 1944, with 58 gallon drop tanks
3622:Naval History and Heritage Command - F4F
3425:. London: Putnam, Second edition, 1976.
3358:. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1992.
2035:
2033:
2031:
1284:during his time aboard. Operations from
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395:in September 1941 and shot down several
3515:. Bath, UK: Parragon Publishing, 2004.
3122:Green, William and Gordon Swanborough.
2884:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
2856:L’Heureux, Commander E.J, RCN (Ret’d).
2401:Stille 2019, Kindle location 1895–1925.
1925:
1869:
1690:28.5 lb/sq ft (139 kg/m)
829:had a fully equipped Wildcat squadron,
3423:United States Navy Aircraft since 1912
3313:. London: Aerospace Publishing. 1998.
3143:, Number Three, 1977, pp. 49–69.
3046:Thach Weave: The Life of Jimmie Thach.
3000:. London: Aerospace Publishing, 1995.
2591:
2589:
2260:
1545:List of surviving Grumman F4F Wildcats
1295:In May 1942, 881 and 882 squadrons on
178:that entered service in 1940 with the
6520:Retractable conventional landing gear
3238:Kit, Mister and Jean-Pierre de Cock.
2326:, 2009. Retrieved: 25 September 2009.
1833:List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
1159:(with metric calibration), radio and
751:, under the manufacturer designation
680:, an anti-shipping strike on Norway.
582:, reached the South Pacific theater.
7:
6490:1930s United States fighter aircraft
2604:. The Aviation History Online Museum
2071:Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 205.
2015:
2013:
1934:"World War II: Grumman F4F Wildcat."
425:, the FAA's last Wildcat victories.
186:where it was initially known as the
3192:F4F Wildcat, Monografie Lotnicze 20
1699:0.282 kW/kg (0.172 hp/lb)
1596:11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
1590:38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
1302:participated in operations against
972:airfields at forward bases by the "
672:U.S. Navy Wildcats participated in
3197:. Gdańsk, Poland: AJ-Press, 1995.
2998:American Warplanes of World War II
1684:2,303 ft/min (11.70 m/s)
1584:28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
883:fought against the fleet carriers
823:At the time of Pearl Harbor, only
25:
3656:Pictures from the Grumman Archive
3498:Wildcat: The F4F in World War II.
3468:Hellcat, The F6F in World War II.
3311:British Warplanes of World War II
3225:F4F Wildcat in detail & scale
2805:Jones, Luke (November 14, 2014).
2596:Dwyer, Larry (19 February 2014).
1651:3-bladed constant-speed propeller
1327:Italian invasion in November 1940
1217:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G
523:was not detected in time and the
3328:. Manchester, UK: Hikoki, 1998.
3251:The Observer's Book Of Airplanes
2929:. Washington, D.C.: Air Branch,
2533:https://www.mcara.us/F4F-3P.html
2486:"Lt. Cdr. Edward "Butch" O'Hare"
2058:TAIC REPORT NO.17, November 1944
2024:. Osprey Publishing. p. 60.
1853:List of aircraft of World War II
1513:
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406:to Gibraltar, in December 1941.
251:. The wheels retracted into the
38:
6495:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1602:260 sq ft (24 m)
1198:from March 1942. In April 1942
960:. Twin floats, manufactured by
763:and were given the designation
3652:color cover of early F4F model
1678:39,500 ft (12,000 m)
1037:engine and designated XF4F-5.
807:led to the development of the
1:
5654:fighter designations pre-1962
3162:Blackburn Aircraft since 1909
2218:. Retrieved: 11 October 2011.
2149:"Grumman's Willing Wildcat".
1643:Pratt & Whitney R-1830-76
1635:7,423 lb (3,367 kg)
1629:4,907 lb (2,226 kg)
1313:provided fighter cover for a
1306:. In August 1942, 806 NAS on
919:on air defense missions from
347:Anglo-French Purchasing Board
6515:Aircraft first flown in 1937
2931:Office of Naval Intelligence
2565:. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
2535:. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
2519:. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
2359:Lundstrom 1984, pp. 480–481.
2340:. Boston Books. p. 272.
2108:"Wayne Waters CDR USN(ret)."
1994:"USS Yorktown Action Report"
205:. US Navy pilots, including
3567:. No. 68. p. 25.
3483:Wildcat Aces of World War 2
2834:Wildcat Aces of World War 2
2713:Retrieved: 22 October 2010.
2698:Retrieved: 22 October 2010.
2504:Imperial Japanese Navy Page
2491:Retrieved: 22 October 2010.
1720:AN/M2 Browning machine guns
853:In May 1942, the F4F-3s of
589:F4F-4s on Guadalcanal, 1942
18:General Motors FM-2 Wildcat
6541:
3119:. London: Macdonald, 1962.
2506:. Retrieved: 21 June 2009.
1946:. Retrieved: 15 June 2010.
1542:
1533:United States Marine Corps
1155:The G-36A also had French
114:United States Marine Corps
33:F4F/FM/F2M Wildcat/Martlet
6456:
3410:Osprey Publishing, 2019.
3249:Lawrence, Joseph (1945).
3179:London: Routledge, 2018.
3155:The Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat
2267:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2202:Retrieved: 22 April 2010.
2098:Donald 1995, pp. 128–134.
101:Retired from military use
37:
3627:VectorSite Wildcat Entry
3440:. London: Putnam, 1978.
3164:. London: Putnam, 1968.
3140:Air Enthusiast Quarterly
2863:Retrieved: 17 July 2017.
2795:Brown 1980, pp. 45, 110.
2753:Jackson 1968, pp. 40–42.
2735:July–August 1997, p. 51.
2668:Lundstrom, John (1984).
2574:Green 1962, pp. 180–181.
2476:Retrieved: 17 July 2017.
2461:March 1998, pp. 132–133.
2336:Tully, Parshall (2005).
2301:Retrieved: 17 July 2017.
2151:Air Enthusiast Quarterly
2048:Tillman 1983, pp. 5, 96.
1838:List of fighter aircraft
1151:A G-36A at Grumman, 1940
962:Edo Aircraft Corporation
803:A shortage of two-stage
745:M2 Browning machine guns
471:US Navy and Marine Corps
6510:General Motors aircraft
3393:Historic Naval Aircraft
3339:Mendenhall, Charles A.
3309:March, Daniel J. (ed).
2888:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
2872:Angelucci 1987, p. 226.
2350:Winchester 2004, p. 98.
2321:"Fighting the U-boats."
1722:with 450 rounds per gun
1569:General characteristics
873:Battle of the Coral Sea
534:James 'Pug' Southerland
490:self-sealing fuel tanks
6505:Carrier-based aircraft
2983:F4F Wildcat Walkaround
2387:Loxton, Bruce (1997).
2281:Thetford 1978, p. 205.
2247:fleetairarmarchive.net
2232:Thetford 1978, p. 202.
2213:"HMS Audacity (D 10)."
2190:"Grumman F4F Wildcat."
2174:Thetford 1978, p. 201.
2140:Green 1961, pp. 90–96.
1769:while in service with
1558:
1550:Specifications (F4F-3)
1248:
1184:804 Naval Air Squadron
1152:
1098:
1056:
993:
948:
927:-class escort carrier
895:and the light carrier
871:, participated in the
800:
613:
590:
560:
457:882 Naval Air Squadron
441:
436:Eric M. "Winkle" Brown
338:
295:
237:
228:Design and development
3281:Naval Institute Press
3279:Annapolis, Maryland:
3210:F4F Wildcat in detail
2296:"Grumman F4F Wildcat"
1970:"TF 16 Action Report"
1564:The American Fighter
1557:
1239:
1150:
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707:The original Grumman
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536:who was shot down by
419:Messerschmitt Bf 109s
363:Supermarine Spitfires
332:
289:
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3451:Thruelsen, Richard.
2912:The American Fighter
2602:aviation-history.com
2443:Barber 1946, Table 2
2422:Barber 1946, Table 1
2128:Tillman 1983, p. 12.
1806:Hawker Sea Hurricane
1801:Brewster F2A Buffalo
958:F4F-3S "Wildcatfish"
939:F4F-3S "Wildcatfish"
799:F4F-3s of VF-5, 1941
509:Guadalcanal Campaign
438:, British test pilot
290:An early F4F-3 with
194:. The disappointing
6464: •
5161:Apollo Lunar Module
3591:Grumman F4F Wildcat
3294:Lundstrom, John B.
3272:Lundstrom, John B.
3240:Grumman F4F Wildcat
3026:Ehrman, Vlastimil.
2996:Donald, David, ed.
2645:on October 21, 2015
2583:Green 1962, p. 181.
2452:Tillman 1983, p. 7.
2413:Kinzey 2000, p. 68.
2020:Edward, M. (2013).
1821:Supermarine Seafire
1811:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
1789:Grumman F6F Hellcat
1778:Related development
1767:Vought F4U Corsairs
1473:Royal Canadian Navy
1282:Eric "Winkle" Brown
1142:Wright R-1820-G205A
1109:Royal Navy Martlets
996:A new version, the
576:Grumman F6F Hellcat
568:Battle of Coral Sea
445:Operation Judgement
325:Operational history
301:Pratt & Whitney
203:Mitsubishi A6M Zero
169:Grumman F4F Wildcat
122:Royal Canadian Navy
50:General information
5652:United States Navy
5042:Utility/Transports
3496:Tillman, Barrett.
3481:Tillman, Barrett.
3466:Tillman, Barrett.
3453:The Grumman Story.
3369:O'Leary, Michael.
3354:O'Leary, Michael.
3093:2011-07-07 at the
3080:2011-07-07 at the
2693:"F4F-4 Airplanes."
2195:2012-04-28 at the
2113:2006-05-12 at the
2080:Green 1969, p. 60.
1939:2016-12-07 at the
1932:Hickman, Kennedy.
1763:Marion Eugene Carl
1559:
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3175:Jones Ben, (ed).
3153:Greene, Frank L.
3039:978-8-0901-3287-0
2981:Dann, Richard S.
2966:Dann, Richard S.
2961:978-1-85780-179-8
2910:Angelucci, Enzo.
2882:Lednicer, David.
2216:Naval-History.Net
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1753:John Lucian Smith
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267:design, the
249:landing gear
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150:First flight
129:Number built
77:Manufacturer
6466:Vought VE-7
6262:Supermarine
5591:Fisher Body
5570:USN bombers
5414:Switchblade
5409:Super Tiger
5359:Joint STARS
5304:Global Hawk
5234:Switchblade
3257:Linn, Don.
3243:(in French)
3195:(in Polish)
2039:Polmar 2004
2022:F4F Vs. A6M
1784:Grumman F3F
1657:Performance
1649:Propellers:
1639:Powerplant:
1310:Indomitable
1299:Illustrious
1200:Illustrious
1196:Illustrious
1157:instruments
1089:F2M Wildcat
1049:FM-2s from
765:Martlet III
564:Wake Island
505:Thach Weave
277:Grumman J2F
218:F6F Hellcat
6479:Categories
6460:See also:
5299:Fire Scout
4447:G-215 (II)
3416:1472835514
3031:(in Czech)
2489:Acepilots.
2253:22 October
2200:skynet.be.
2003:2022-05-20
1979:2022-05-20
1859:References
1695:Power/mass
1622:NACA 23009
1615:NACA 23015
1600:Wing area:
1503:Royal Navy
1419:Aeronavale
1304:Madagascar
1244:Formidable
1023:Martlet IV
953:floatplane
835:Enterprise
826:Enterprise
781:Lieutenant
757:Martlet II
733:Royal Navy
644:destroyers
415:Wildcat VI
379:Scapa Flow
353:Royal Navy
242:Grumman FF
184:Royal Navy
118:Royal Navy
6043:McDonnell
5990:F12F (II)
5845:McDonnell
5399:Skyrocket
5314:Greyhound
5259:Albatross
5089:OA-14/J4F
4905:F11F/F-11
4807:Model 400
4442:G-215 (I)
3573:0143-5450
3555:0143-5450
3538:0143-5450
3149:0143-5450
2861:doczz.net
2656:Landmark.
2649:April 29,
2324:UBoat.net
1944:About.com
1921:Citations
1588:Wingspan:
1562:Data from
1477:HMS
1396:surrender
1371:Operators
1308:HMS
1297:HMS
1267:HMS
1257:HMS
1242:HMS
1176:Blackburn
966:tailplane
877:Lexington
869:Lexington
861:, aboard
789:Lexington
741:Martlet I
498:Commander
411:Martlet V
397:Luftwaffe
390:HMS
265:monoplane
6385:CC&F
6363:Lockheed
6280:Northrop
6211:Lockheed
6004:Goodyear
6000:Eberhart
5985:F12F (I)
5956:-6 to -8
5951:-1 to -5
5665:Brewster
5529:aircraft
5429:Tigercat
5349:Intruder
5319:Guardian
5294:Firebird
5229:Firebird
4888:-6 to -8
4883:-1 to -5
4823:Fighters
3708:aircraft
3283:, 1994.
3091:Archived
3078:Archived
2893:16 April
2818:July 17,
2812:BBC News
2639:asme.org
2620:Sto-Wing
2616:Sto-Wing
2608:April 2,
2263:cite web
2193:Archived
2111:Archived
1937:Archived
1739:Joe Foss
1733:See also
1705:Armament
1290:Audacity
1286:Audacity
1269:Audacity
1180:catapult
1161:gunsight
1137:Painlevé
1002:Sto-Wing
990:Sto-Wing
933:(CVE-16)
881:Yorktown
864:Yorktown
847:Kisaragi
840:Saratoga
703:F4F-1/-2
693:Variants
668:Atlantic
656:Avengers
633:kamikaze
605:—
570:and the
555:—
433:—
430:created.
392:Audacity
253:fuselage
88:Built by
6435:Convair
6224:FO (II)
6139:Loening
5900:Grumman
5841:Douglas
5753:Curtiss
5464:Widgeon
5459:Wildcat
5444:Tracker
5419:Tadpole
5389:Prowler
5384:Pegasus
5379:Panther
5369:Mallard
5344:Hellcat
5339:Hawkeye
5274:Bearcat
5264:Avenger
5247:By name
5135:Tadpole
5120:Mallard
4939:Bombers
4930:NATF-23
4910:F11F-1F
4816:By role
3702:Grumman
2933:, 1946.
2731:Wixley
1771:VMF-221
1757:VMF-223
1743:VMF-121
1607:Airfoil
1594:Height:
1582:Length:
1479:Puncher
1385:Belgium
1278:Condors
1259:Furious
1190:in the
1188:Hatston
1010:VMF-221
974:Seabees
917:VMO-251
892:ShĹŤkaku
886:Zuikaku
816:as the
749:cowling
638:In the
476:Pacific
461:Harstad
312:Martlet
245:biplane
211:claimed
188:Martlet
158:Retired
137:History
82:Grumman
6381:Wright
6303:Vought
6219:FO (I)
6168:F2L-1K
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5473:People
5454:Triton
5449:Trader
5439:Tracer
5434:Tomcat
5404:Spirit
5394:Raider
5374:Mohawk
5364:Kitten
5354:Jaguar
5279:Cougar
5254:Ag Cat
5176:EF-111
5154:Others
5130:Kitten
5125:Ag Cat
5049:UC-103
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1670:Range:
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1466:Canada
1463:
1450:defeat
1439:Greece
1436:
1423:defeat
1412:France
1409:
1382:
1274:Fw 200
1255:IB on
1247:, 1942
1204:Archer
1192:Orkney
1131:Joffre
1123:-class
1121:Joffre
1019:F4F-4B
931:Nassau
912:F4F-3P
906:F4F-3P
809:F4F-3A
684:Totals
661:Yamato
521:Rabaul
423:Norway
98:Status
6163:F2L-1
5978:-1F/2
5424:Tiger
5309:Goose
5219:X-47C
5214:X-47B
5209:X-47A
5199:Q-180
5084:OA-13
5064:OA-12
4915:G-118
4900:XF10F
4865:XP-65
4855:XP-50
4792:G-870
4787:G-755
4782:G-754
4777:G-744
4772:G-730
4767:G-728
4762:G-723
4757:G-712
4752:G-711
4747:G-704
4742:G-698
4722:G-674
4717:G-636
4712:G-623
4707:G-618
4702:G-613
4697:G-612
4692:G-607
4687:G-550
4682:G-532
4677:G-518
4672:G-516
4667:G-511
4662:G-487
4657:G-486
4652:G-484
4647:G-467
4642:G-450
4637:G-436
4632:G-431
4627:G-429
4622:G-426
4617:G-413
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4607:G-391
4602:G-378
4597:G-376
4592:G-371
4587:G-359
4582:G-356
4577:G-344
4572:G-342
4567:G-341
4562:G-340
4557:G-333
4552:G-327
4547:G-315
4542:G-310
4537:G-306
4532:G-305
4527:G-303
4522:G-300
4517:G-296
4512:G-288
4507:G-283
4502:G-279
4497:G-273
4492:G-270
4487:G-262
4482:G-251
4477:G-244
4472:G-242
4467:G-235
4462:G-234
4457:G-231
4452:G-226
4437:G-214
4432:G-211
4427:G-191
4422:G-170
4417:G-165
4412:G-164
4407:G-159
4402:G-154
4397:G-143
4392:G-142
4387:G-137
4382:G-134
4377:G-132
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4367:G-129
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4282:G-112
4277:G-111
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4257:G-107
4252:G-106
4247:G-105
4242:G-104
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4227:G-101
4222:G-100
1886:1941.
1864:Notes
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1612:root:
1576:Crew:
1103:F2M-1
1082:F4F-7
1076:F4F-7
998:F4F-4
980:F4F-4
951:This
925:Bogue
898:ShĹŤhĹŤ
859:VF-42
753:G-36B
737:G-36A
723:F4F-3
717:F4F-3
713:F4F-2
709:F4F-1
652:Leyte
538:IJNAS
517:radar
421:over
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6234:Ryan
6143:Bell
6122:-2/3
6039:Hall
5973:F11F
5968:F10F
5947:F9F
5831:F15C
5826:F14C
5821:F13C
5816:F12C
5811:F11C
5806:F10C
5606:P-75
5289:Fifi
5284:Duck
5204:X-29
5171:E-10
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5028:EA-6
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4977:TB2F
4972:XTSF
4951:B-21
4925:F-14
4879:F9F
4850:XF5F
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4205:G-98
4200:G-97
4195:G-96
4190:G-95
4185:G-94
4180:G-93
4175:G-92
4170:G-91
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4035:G-64
4030:G-63
4025:G-62
4020:G-61
4015:G-60
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3955:G-48
3950:G-47
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3890:G-35
3885:G-34
3880:G-33
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3870:G-31
3865:G-30
3860:G-29
3855:G-27
3850:G-26
3845:G-25
3840:G-24
3835:G-23
3830:G-22
3825:G-21
3820:G-20
3815:G-19
3810:G-18
3805:G-17
3800:G-16
3795:G-15
3790:G-14
3785:G-13
3780:G-12
3775:G-11
3770:G-10
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3502:ISBN
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2895:2019
2838:ISBN
2820:2017
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2610:2016
2546:ISBN
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2255:2010
1998:NHHC
1974:NHHC
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929:USS
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5690:F3A
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5577:TBM
5561:F3M
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5269:Bat
5224:Bat
5190:Q-8
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5166:E-8
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