Grumman F4F Wildcat facts for kids
Quick facts for kids F4F Wildcat |
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| F4F-3 in non-reflective blue-gray over light gray scheme from early 1942 | |
| Role | Fighter aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| First flight | 2 September 1937 |
| Introduction | December 1940 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Marine Corps Royal Navy Royal Canadian Navy |
| Number built | 7,885 |
The F4F Wildcat was a fighter aircraft made by Grumman. It first flew in 1937, and was introduced in 1940. It was used in the Pacific during the early years of World War II. It could take off from aircraft carriers. During the war, it mainly fought the A6M Zero. Because the Wildcat was not beating the Zero, a new airplane was made called the F6F Hellcat. The Wildcat continued to fight in places where the Hellcat was too big, and was retired in 1945.
Images for kids
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The XF4F-3 in 1939; it was written off in a fatal accident on 16 December 1940
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An early F4F-3 with prop spinner and cowl guns
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A Fleet Air Arm Wildcat in 1944, showing "invasion stripes"
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F4F-4s on Guadalcanal, 1942
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F4F-3s of VF-5, 1941
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The F4F-3S "Wildcatfish", a floatplane version of the F4F-3. Edo Aircraft fitted one F4F-3 with twin floats.
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One of the main features of the F4F-4 were the Sto-Wing-design folding wings, a Grumman patented design
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FM-2s from White Plains, in June 1944, with 58 gallon drop tanks
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A G-36A at Grumman, 1940
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A Martlet II from HMS Formidable, 1942
See also
In Spanish: Grumman F4F Wildcat para niños
