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.
| ISBN: | 9781855324862 |
| Publication date: | 25th April 1995 |
| Author: | Barrett Tillman |
| Illustrator: | Chris Davey |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 96 pages |
| Series: | Osprey Aircraft of the Aces |
| Genres: |
History Warfare and defence Air forces and warfare |
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.
Wildcat Aces of World War 2 features in the following genres: History, Warfare and defence, Air forces and warfare
Wildcat Aces of World War 2 is available in Paperback
Wildcat Aces of World War 2 was written by Barrett Tillman and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing
Wildcat Aces of World War 2 has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Osprey Aircraft of the Aces series
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