F4F Wildcat: South Pacific 1942-43

by Edward M. Young

The US Navy and US Marine Corps went to war in December 1941 using the tubby F4F Wildcat, the first of Grumman's famed "cats," as their principal fighter aircraft. Ruggedly built and well armed, the F4F was nevertheless inferior to the Japanese Zero-sen in terms of performance. Yet, in the carrier battles and the Solomons campaign of 1942, Naval Aviators held their own against seasoned opponents flying one of the best fighters in frontline service...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472854861
• ISBN13: 9781472854865
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.5" x 9.4"