Osprey Aircraft of the Aces №003. Barrett Tillman. Wildcat Aces of World War 2

Illustrator: Chris Davey. — Osprey Publishing, 1995. — 100 p.Arguably the most important piston-engined single-seat fighter design ever to see service with the US Navy and Marine Corps, the aesthetically inelegant F4F Wildcat achieved much acclaim during its bloody frontline career. Thrown into combat at Coral Sea, Midway and Guadalcanal, the handful of Wildcat units of the Navy and Marine Corps took on large numbers of fighters and bombers and came out victorious. On the European front, the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm also put the fighter to effective use from escort carriers, protecting Atlantic convoys from Luftwaffe attacks.Pre-War Naval Aviation and Early Campaigns Midway Guadalcanal On the Offensive Torch and Leader The Eastern Wildcat Fleet Air Arm Training Victory Credits and Wildcat Evaluation Appendices