One of the pivotal events in the development of US Navy fighter tactics in World War II took place on Jun.…
Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
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Aviation HistoryMilitary Aviation
Buffalo flop! The story of the Brewster F2A, the aircraft deemed superior to Grumman’s F4F but that was totally outclassed by Japanese fighters
by Dario LeoneThe Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the US Navy’s first monoplane fighter aircraft. Designed and built…
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
The Story of the Last Aviator to fly All the Grumman Cats
Commander Glenn Tierney finished his illustrious military career in 1971 having flown every Navy fighter from the Wildcat to the Tomcat. …
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Aviation HistoryMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Here’s how Cactus Air Force was able to Repel every Japanese Assault during the Battle of Guadalcanal
by Dario LeoneThe Cactus Air Force, primarily flying the rugged Wildcat fighter and the incomparable Dauntless divebomber, weathered every Japanese assault and emerged…
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The Story of Butch O’Hare, the F4F Wildcat Pilot that shot down 5 Japanese Bombers Expending only 60 Rounds of 0.50-caliber ammunition
by Dario LeoneThe captain of the Lexington, Frederick Sherman, recommended O’Hare for the Congressional Medal of Honor but O’Hare refused, insisting to his…
