Click to open image viewer. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not the fastest or most advanced fighter aircraft of World War II, but during the dark months after Pearl Harbor, Wildcat pilots stood firm, ...

Japan began the Pacific War with two major technological advantages over the U.S. Navy: the much more reliable Long Lance torpedo, and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero carried-based fighter, a design that ...

ALAMEDA — A World War II-era fighter plane that spent 50 years at the bottom of Lake Michigan has taken on a new role as an exhibit at the USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum. The aircraft, an F4F ...

Japan began the Pacific War with two major technological advantages over the U.S. Navy: the much more reliable Long Lance torpedo, and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero carried-based fighter, a design that ...

From the F4F Wildcat to the F6F Hellcat and the lightning-fast F8F Bearcat, Grumman’s carrier fighters shaped the Pacific War. This video traces engineering breakthroughs, performance enhancements, ...

Numerous dives and sonar images uncovered what divers believe is a submerged plane, a more than 70-year-old, Grumman F4F Wildcat in the murky St. Johns River. It’s taken about three and a half years ...

Explore how the F4F Wildcat helped turn the tide against Japan’s feared Zero fighters in the early years of World War II. Outmatched in speed and maneuverability, U.S. Navy pilots adapted tactics and ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition – Grumman F4F Wildcat & Martlet Developed by Just Flight, the Wildcat and Martlet add-on for FSX: Steam Edition ...

This 2DVD set focused on the development and combat history of the Grumman F4F Wildcat and was created from holdings at the National Archives the National Museum of Naval Aviation the Naval Historical ...