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Arguably the most important piston-engined single-seat fighter design ever to see service with the US Navy and Marine Corps, the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat achieved much acclaim during its bloody frontline career. 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.
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 |
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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