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Grumman F4F-4 "Battle of Midway" white 11, Lt. Scott McCuskey, VF-3, USS Yorktown, June 1942
General Background
Early in the Pacific War in WWII the Grumman F4F Wildcat was the best fighter aircraft the U.S.
had but was out performed by the Japanese Zero. The Wildcat’s folding wings allowed for a
greater number of aircraft that could be carried but added extra weight and reduced the aircraft
performance. New features such as self-sealing fuel tanks, heavy armor made up for the
Wildcat’s lesser performance. By the end of WWII the F4F had flown approximately 15,500
sorties with a kill ratio of 6.9 victories to 1.
Specifications :
| Total Aircraft Manufactured: | 7,860 |
| British Name: | Martlet |
| Role: | American Carrier-based Fighter |
| Crew: | 1 pilot |
| Performance | |
| Powerplant: | 1 X Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 Double-Row Radial Engine, 1,200 hp (900 kW) |
| Maximum Speed: | 320 mph (290 kn / 515 km/h) |
| Service Ceiling: | 34,000 ft (10,363 m) |
| Rate of Climb: | 2,200 ft/min (11.17 m/s) Normal Power |
| Range: | 830 miles (721 nmi / 1,337 km) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length: | 28 ft 9 in (8.8 m) |
| Wingspan: | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Height: | 9 ft 2.5 in (2.8 m) |
| Weights: | |
| Empty: | 5,895 lb (2,674 kg) |
| Loaded: | 7,975 lb (3,617 kg) |
| Maximum Takeoff: | 8,762 lb (3,974 kg) |
| Armament: | |
| Guns: | 6 X .050 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning Machine Guns |