The WWII-era Essex-class aircraft carriers were a pivotal development that served as a historic bridge to the modern carrier ...

The federal government recognises three American ships sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 killing more than 600 men as having ...

The FM-2 was an improved version of the Grumman F4F-4 and is differentiated by its taller fin and increased ammunition. Described by Duxford as "the ultimate version of the Wildcat", the aircraft ...

Leroy Grumman's F4F ... American Wildcat pilots finally met the enemy as they tried to defend Wake Island. On December 8, the first day of the battle, Marine Fighter Squadron VMF-211 lost eight of its ...

Equipped with Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats, VMF-221 shipped to the ... scattered all over the sky.” Judging his damaged Wildcat still fit to fight, Swett saw a D3A make a left turn, came up to its ...

the Long Island played a role in the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Her 19 Long Island-built Grumman F4F Wildcat fighter planes and 12 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers were the ...

The Buffalo-Sable crew were mostly from survivors of the USS Lexington CV-2 lost in the battle ... Corsair, Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, General Motors F4F-3 Wildcat and ...

The main load-bearing structures were constructed of heavy tubing (or built-up spars) so it would have been able to survive greater battle damage ... XF4U Corsair, Grumman F4F Wildcat, and ...

The recent 82nd anniversary of the Battle of ... inflicted serious damage against the Japanese Imperial fleet. Another aircraft on the American side was the Grumman F4F Wildcat that fought ...

[Courtesy: Patrick Chovanec] In the starting days of WWII, the U.S. Navy’s main carrier-based fighter had been the Grumman F4F Wildcat ... But the battle that day was far from over.

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater brings new innovations with a battle damage system, a necessary step for the series. Metal Gear Solid 3's unique interaction and attention to detail sets the ...

The damage done in that time was devastating ... Once the first flight of Grumman F4F Wildcat fighters arrived, training quickly got underway on the Wolverine. Over 400 pilots would be qualified ...