F4F Wildcat

F4F Wildcat, Operation Torch, RNFAA No.805 NAS, North Africa, Item Number: WM-S7200004Even before the F4F Wildcat had been purchased by U.S. Navy, the French Navy and the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) had ordered the Wildcat, with their own configurations, via the Anglo-French Purchasing Board. The F4F Wildcat (known in British service at first as the Martlet) was taken on by the FAA as an interim replacement for the Fairey Fulmar. In contrast to the USN F4F-3, the British Martlet Mk II was...

Hobby Master 1/48 Air Power Series HA8904 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat "White F-15� LTCDR Edward H. "Butch" O'Hare VF-3, USS Lexington, WWII Early in the Pacific War in WWII the Grumman F4F Wildcat was the best fighter aircraft the U.S. had but was out performed by the Japanese Zero. The Wildcat�s folding wings allowed for a greater number of aircraft that could be carried but added extra weight and reduced the aircraft performance. New features such as self-sealing fuel tanks, heavy armor made up...

F4F-4 Wildcat - VC-12 USS Core 1944

Gruman F4F WildcatPostage Stamp Collection

Martlet IV English navy 842nd squadron (1:144) by F-ToysWing Kit Collection No. 10