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Grumman F4F VMF-111 1

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The Grumman F4F Wildcat was a US carrier fighter during WW2. It was introduced in 1940 and first saw combat with the Royal Navy where it was called the Martlet.

The Wildcat was the US Navy's second monoplane fighter after the Buffalo, and although lacking in speed compared to the Zero, it was durable and successful, and production continued until the end of the war.

The F4F-3 was armed with 4 x 0.5 inch machine guns and could carry 2 x 100 lb bombs. The F4F-4 increased the number of guns to six and it also had folding wings allowing more aircraft per carrier.

This example is an F4F-3 of VMF-111 US Marine Corps circa 1942.
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My dad was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the USMCR in May, 1943 at Pensacola and flew the F4F in VMF-111 briefly before the squadron was re-equipped with the F4U-1a.  At war's end, he had about 650 total hours in the N2S, SNJ, F2A, F4F and F4U.