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Wildcat Aces of World War 2
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An account of the aces that flew this important piston-engined, single-seat fighter with the US Navy and Marine Corps: the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat.
Thrown into combat at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, the handful of Wildcat units of the Navy and Marine Corps took on large numbers of fighters and bombers and came out victorious. On the European front, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm also put the fighter to effective use from escort carriers, protecting Atlantic convoys from Luftwaffe attacks.
Table of Contents
Midway
Guadalcanal
On the Offensive
Torch and Leader
The Eastern Wildcat
Fleet Air Arm
Training
Victory Credits and Wildcat Evaluation
Appendices
Product details
Published | 25 Apr 1995 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 100 |
ISBN | 9781855324862 |
Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
Illustrations | 100 b/w; 40 col |
Dimensions | 248 x 184 mm |
Series | Aircraft of the Aces |
Short code | ACE 3 |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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This superb book by Barrett Tillman details the Wildcat aces, begriming with the early pre-war development of the F-4F and the inauspicious start - begriming with the loss of six Wildcats flying to Ford Island on the evening of December 7, 1941, two were shot down by friendly fire in the aftermath of the surprise attack on the harbor.
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