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Wildcat Aces of World War 2
Wildcat Aces of World War 2
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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.
Table of Contents
Pre-War Naval Aviation and Early Campaigns/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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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