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Standard View | Aircraft Model | US Grumman F4F Wildcat | Depicted In Image |   | Crew | 1 | Aircraft Class | Wheeled | Aircraft Role | Fighter | Aircraft Feature | Folding Wings | Operated During Assignment | 1942-Aug-20 US VMF 223 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Aug-30 US VMF 224 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Nov-02 US VMF 112 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Nov-13 US VMF 122 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Oct-03 US VMF 212 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1942-Sep-23 US VMF 121 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 11 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 12 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 16 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal 1943-Feb-02 US VMF 123 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | Operated By Air Unit | US VF 2 |
US VF 42 |
US VGS 11 |
US VGS 12 |
US VGS 16 |
US VMF 112 |
US VMF 121 |
US VMF 122 |
US VMF 123 |
US VMF 212 |
US VMF 223 |
US VMF 224 |
USA VF 5 |
USA VF 6 |
| Alias | Details |
| Martlet | Non folding wings, but light enough for use on escort carriers. |
Aircraft Models
| Length | Height | Wingspan | Wing Area | Loaded Weight | Payload | Wing Loading Pressure | Aspect Ratio |
| 28.75ft | 11.844ft | 38ft | 259.949ft2 | 7 975lb | 200lb | 149.788Pa | 5.555 | Aircraft Models
| Engines | Total Engine | Power To Weight Ratio |
| 1 | 1 200hp | 247.371 | Aircraft Models
| Range | Maximum Speed | Rate Of Climb | Estimated Climb Rate | Ceiling |
| 770mile | 320mph | 1 950ft/min | 2 481.911ft/min | 34 900ft | Aircraft Armaments Aircraft Armament | As Built Of Ship Class | HMS Attacker Aircraft 6 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | HMS Attacker | HMS Audacity Aircraft 6 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | HMS Audacity | HMS Campania Aircraft 6 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | HMS Campania | HMS Nairana Aircraft 6 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | HMS Nairana | USS Casablanca Aircraft 9 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | USS Casablanca | USS Sangamon Aircraft 18 X US Grumman F4F Wildcat | USS Sangamon | Air Unit Involvements 1) Used By Air Unit Involvement | 2) 1: as Aircraft Usage | 3) 2: Used | US VF 2 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea | N | 10 | US VF 2 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea | N | 9 | US VF 42 - 1942 05 07 0926 Air Strike TG 17 Against Shoho Coral Sea | N | 8 | US VF 42 - 1942 05 08 0840 Air Strike Yorktown Against Shokaku And Zuikaku Coral Sea | N | 8 | US VMF 223 - 1942 Aug 20 United States Reinforcement From USS Long Island Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | N | 19 | US VT 5 - 1942 05 04 0630 Air Strike Against Tulagi Coral Sea | N | 6 | US Wake Island Squadron - 1941 Dec 11 Japanese Attack Wake Island, Northern Pacific | N | 12 | USA VF 5 - 1942 08 23 0100 Battle Of Eastern Solomon Islands | N | 36 | USA VF 5 - 1942 Aug 07 United States Landing Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Tulagi, Solomon Islands | N | 34 | Assignments Operated During Assignment | as Aircraft Operation | Assign To Unit | 1942-Aug-20 US VMF 223 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1942-Aug-30 US VMF 224 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1942-Nov-02 US VMF 112 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1942-Nov-13 US VMF 122 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1942-Oct-03 US VMF 212 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1942-Sep-23 US VMF 121 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 11 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 12 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1943-Feb-01 US VGS 16 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | 1943-Feb-02 US VMF 123 - US Airfield Lunga Point Guadalcanal | N | | | 
