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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.

1379: 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). 944: 1490: 1060:

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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It was clear to 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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The overall performance of 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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The innovative wing folding mechanism (STO-Wing), developed by Leroy Grumman in early 1941 and first applied to the XF4F-4 Wildcat, manufactured by the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation, is designated an ASME Historic Mechanical Engineering

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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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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. 1171:, all contracts were taken over by Britain. The throttle was modified again, four 0.50 in (12.7 mm) guns were installed in the wings and most traces of the original ownership removed. 1969: 1140:. The main difference with the basic model G-36 was due to the unavailability for export of the two-stage supercharged engine of F4F-3. The G-36A was powered by the nine-cylinder, single-row 210: 664:, while the destroyers and destroyer escorts attacked the Japanese surface force. This action contributed to buying enough time for Taffy 3's escort carriers to escape into a rain squall. 6038: 1105:

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

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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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Thach was greatly dissatisfied and a vocal critic of the Wildcat's performance during the war (as were many US carrier pilots), stating in his Midway action report;

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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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The majority of the Martlet Mk IIs were sent to the Far East. The first shipboard operations of the type in British service were in September 1941, aboard

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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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The unusual manually-retractable main landing gear design for all of Grumman's U.S. Navy fighters up to and through the F4F, as well as for the amphibious

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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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for contractual purposes, was supplied to the British with a modified cowling and Wright Cyclone engine. These aircraft received the designation of

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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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found themselves as the sole force standing between vulnerable troop transport and supply ships engaged in landings on the Philippine island of

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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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of the F4F-3 with 450 rpg. The British directly ordered and received a version with the original Twin Wasp, but again with a modified

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and FM-2 Wildcats from Taffys 1, 2 and 3 resorted to tactics such as strafing ships, including the bridge of the Japanese battleship

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devised a defensive tactic that allowed Wildcat formations to act in a coordinated maneuver to counter a diving attack, called the "

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Before the Fleet Air Arm took on charge the Martlet Mk Is, it had already ordered 100 G-36B fighters. The British chose the

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during the amphibious invasion of Attu Island in May 1943. Boston, MA, USA: Little, Brown and Co./Atlantic Monthly Press

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design was a biplane, which proved inferior to rival designs, necessitating a complete redesign as a monoplane named the

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The F4F, initially known in British service as the Martlet, was taken on by the FAA as an interim replacement for the

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Zero fighters, in exchange for one Zero that was forced to crash-land later, these losses included US Fighter Ace

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2 × 100 lb (45.4 kg) bombs and/or 2 × 58 US gal (48 imp gal; 220 L) drop tanks

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The F4F-3S "Wildcatfish", a floatplane version of the F4F-3. Edo Aircraft fitted one F4F-3 with twin floats.

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fell to the guns of the Martlets, and of the combined total, two of these five Condors were shot down by

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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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and a powerful Japanese surface fleet of battleships and cruisers. In desperation, lightly armed

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radial engine, of 1,200 hp (890 kW) and with a single-stage two-speed supercharger.

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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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in December 1941. USN and USMC aircraft formed the fleet's primary air defense during the

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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 prototype as the XF4F-3 with new wings and tail and a supercharged version of the

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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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was then transferring a detachment of VMF-211, also equipped with F4F-3s, to Wake.

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in 1942–43 and 340 FM-2s, (having changed to using the same name as the US) as the

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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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Green, William, Gordon Swanborough and Eric Brown. "Grumman's Willing Wildcat".

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 594: 541: 463:, Norway. Two ships and a U-boat were sunk with the loss of one Wildcat and one 6182: 6082: 5805: 5795: 5526: 5363: 5253: 5129: 5124: 4929: 4411: 4119: 4074: 4029: 3563: 3545: 3528: 3139: 2320: 1815: 1746: 1495: 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. 1160: 1141: 1008:

F4F-3s were replaced by F4F-4s in June 1942. During the Battle of Midway, only

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shot down, within a few minutes, five Mitsubishi twin-engine bombers attacking

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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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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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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

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Fighter - The World's Finest Combat Aircraft - 1913 to the Present Day

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In June 1942, 17 F4F-3s and one F4F-3A (18 total) were converted into

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The First Team: Pacific Naval Air Combat from Pearl Harbor to Midway.

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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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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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Lessons learned from the Wildcat were later applied to the faster

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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.

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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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Ten fixed-wing G-36Bs were used by the FAA as Martlet III(A).

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Quote" "...O'Hare's wingman discovered his guns were jammed."

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Washington, D.C.: Bureau of Ordnance, Navy Department, 1943.

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The type also pioneered combat operations from the smaller

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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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7,860 aircraft produced, starting in December, 1940

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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

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London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co. 2770: 2768: 2716: 2062: 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: 2780: 2747: 2568: 2335: 1276:was shot down. On the next voyage, four Fw 200 988:One of the main features of the F4F-4 were the 2725: 2284: 2136: 2134: 2083: 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 5636: 5598: 5511: 3686: 3455:Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Press, 1976. 2866: 2765: 2577: 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. 2777: 2153:, Bromley, Kent., UK, Number 3, 1976, p. 51. 2074: 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 5525: 3275:The First Team and the Guadalcanal Campaign 3033:. Prague, Czech Republic: Modelpres, 1995. 2756: 2738: 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: 2226: 2224: 2170: 2168: 2131: 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 470: 5643: 5629: 5518: 5504: 3693: 3679: 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: 2437: 2249:. Archived from the original on 2007-05-18 2184: 2182: 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 " 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. 2667: 2455: 1672:845 mi (1,360 km, 734 nmi) 1666:331 mph (533 km/h, 288 kn) 1549: 1055:, in June 1944, with 58 gallon drop tanks 227: 3622:Naval History and Heritage Command - F4F 3425:. London: Putnam, Second edition, 1976. 3358:. London: Osprey Publishing Ltd., 1992. 3248: 2522: 2275: 2221: 2165: 2035: 2033: 2031: 1553: 1284:during his time aboard. Operations from 1235: 1146: 1092: 1044: 983: 942: 794: 584: 395:in September 1941 and shot down several 328: 285: 231: 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). 2434: 2416: 2401:Stille 2019, Kindle location 1895–1925. 2177: 1690:28.5 lb/sq ft (139 kg/m) 829:had a fully equipped Wildcat squadron, 14: 6477: 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: 2386: 2019: 1545:List of surviving Grumman F4F Wildcats 1295:In May 1942, 881 and 882 squadrons on 1108: 324: 178:that entered service in 1940 with the 6520:Retractable conventional landing gear 5624: 5499: 3674: 3560: 3238:Kit, Mister and Jean-Pierre de Cock. 2875: 2804: 2595: 2326:, 2009. 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Osprey Publishing. p. 60. 1853:List of aircraft of World War II 1513: 1488: 1458: 1431: 1404: 1377: 1362: 1339: 1210: 1028: 406:to Gibraltar, in December 1941. 251:. The wheels retracted into the 38: 6495:Single-engined tractor aircraft 2904: 2850: 2826: 2798: 2789: 2701: 2686: 2661: 2627: 2555: 2538: 2509: 2494: 2479: 2464: 2446: 2425: 2395: 2380: 2371: 2362: 2353: 2344: 2329: 2235: 2205: 2156: 2143: 2122: 2101: 1907: 1898: 1889: 1879: 1870: 1602:260 sq ft (24 m) 1353: 1198:from March 1942. In April 1942 1113: 960:. Twin floats, manufactured by 763:and were given the designation 3652:color cover of early F4F model 2051: 2042: 1986: 1962: 1949: 1926: 1678:39,500 ft (12,000 m) 1088: 1037:engine and designated XF4F-5. 807:led to the development of the 13: 1: 5654:fighter designations pre-1962 3162:Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 2218:. 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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 475: 114:United States Marine Corps 33:F4F/FM/F2M Wildcat/Martlet 6456: 6433: 6379: 6361: 6301: 6278: 6260: 6232: 6209: 6181: 6137: 6081: 6037: 5998: 5898: 5839: 5751: 5698: 5659: 5589: 5569: 5543: 5534: 5472: 5246: 5153: 5112: 5041: 5000: 4959: 4938: 4822: 4815: 3713: 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. 905: 683: 157: 149: 141: 136: 128: 105: 101:Retired from military use 97: 87: 75: 67: 54: 49: 37: 32: 3627:VectorSite Wildcat Entry 3440:. London: Putnam, 1978. 3164:. 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