Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VMF-121 Capt. Foss.zip 2024-05-04

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Grumman F4F-4 Wildcat VMF-121, Capt. Joseph Foss, Guadalcanal November, 1942

The Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific from 1941 to 1943. While the Wildcat was still outperformed by the faster, more maneuverable, and longer ranged Mitsubishi A6M Zero, the F4F's ruggedness combined with effective US pilot's tactics made it more successful in combat. The first operational version, the F4F-3 had a fixed wing which limited the...

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