The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that entered service in 1940 with the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy where it was initially known as the Martlet. [2] .

The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II was one of the principal combat aircraft of the United Kingdom (UK) from 1968 to 1992. The UK was the first export customer for the US-built F-4 Phantom, which was ordered in the context of political and economic difficulties around British designs for similar aircraft.

The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft used by the United States Navy, and the British Royal Navy during World War II. Surviving Wildcats are preserved in museums and some are flying Warbirds .

The "Cyclone" powered Grumman F4F-4B, a type built solely for transfer to the British, became the "Martlet IV". Like later versions of the design, these 220 planes were provided through Lend-Lease, rather than by sale, and were delivered starting in 1942.

Grumman F4F Wildcat – US Navy fighter of World War II. In the UK known as Martlet or Wildcat. Later versions produced by GM called General Motors FM Wildcat. The first plane of this type, designed as the successor also produced in plants Grumman F3F was to be just like his predecessor biplane.

Dec 18, 2014 · Here's my collection of Wildcat and Martlet profiles. Martlet was the early British name for the type but was later abandoned for the US name. The Royal Navy Martlets of 805 Sqn in North Africa in 1941/42 were delivered in the standard US Navy light grey finish, which some retained, including, in some cases, the USN Bureau number.

The Grumman F4F Wildcat saw action in the British Fleet Air Arm as the Martlet. An important early duty saw the Martlet used to escort crucial convoys in the Mediterranean, including several to Malta.

Mar 19, 2007 · A well balanced look at the combat service of the Grumman F4F Wildcat, the most important Allied naval fighter for most of the Second World War, looking at its service with the US Navy from Pearl Harbor to the end of the war, and its role with the Fleet Air Arm.

May 29, 2010 · The F4F was in very short supply. While the F4F performed better at 20,000ft and above than some P-40s it didn't perform better than what the British already had available (which the US did not available in the Pacific). The F4F didn't perform as well below 15,000 as the P …

The F4F-4B was among the first aircraft to be handed over to Great Britain under the 1941 Lend-Lease Act. The 220 Wright Cyclone R-1820-40B single-stage, two-speed supercharger Martlets were designated Mk IV.