Grumann F4F-4 Wildcat

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The Royal Navy 'Martlet' colorized slideshow

COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09C FN148 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09C FN148 V01 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09C FN148 V02 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09F FN114 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09F FN114 V01 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09F FN114 V02 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09H FN144 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09H FN144 V01 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09H FN144 V02 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09P FN142 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09P FN142 V01 COD RN Martlet FAA 893NAS 09P FN142 V02 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09C FN148 HMS Formidable 1944 01 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09C FN148 HMS Formidable 1944 0A Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09F FN114 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942 43 02 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09F FN114 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942 43 03 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09F FN114 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942 43 0A Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09H FN144 prior to take off HMS Formidable IWM A20383 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09K prepares for taking off HMS Formidable IWM A14210 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09P FN142 artwork by cmyk Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09P FN142 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942 43 01 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09Y prepares for taking off HMS Formidable IWM A19835 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09Z FN121 HMS Formidable 1942 0A Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09Z FN121 HMS Formidable Operation Torch 6 9th Nov 1942 IWM A12868 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet 09Z FN121 HMS Formidable Operation Torch 6 9th Nov 1942 IWM A12869 Fleet Air Arm 893NAS Martlet landing aboard HMS Formidable Mediterranean Apr 1943 IWM A16070 Fleet Air Arm crest of 893 Squadron IWM A26793 Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat factory profile photograph 01

Royal Navy Martlet MkIV FAA 893NAS 09F FN114 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942-43 01

A Grumman Martlet naval fighter of No 888 Squadron Fleet Air Arm taking off from the deck of HMS FORMIDABLE in the Mediterranean.

Source: IWM A 14217 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186211

Royal Navy Martlet MkIV FAA 893NAS 09P FN142 taking off HMS Formidable Mediterranean Oct 1942-43 01

A Grumman Martlet naval fighter of No 888 Squadron Fleet Air Arm taking off from the deck of HMS FORMIDABLE in the Mediterranean.

Source: IWM A 14218 https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205186212

Asisbiz I feel the description by IWM on the NAS is wrong and was actually 893NAS not 888NAS

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The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Chronology of the USN in WWII

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    Magazine References: +

  • Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
  • Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
  • FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
  • Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
  • Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
  • Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
  • Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
  • Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
  • Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/

    Web References: +

  • History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
  • Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/

 

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