Grumman F4F-3 and F4F-3A Wildcat, Pacific Warfare Part 3

In this part of the series dedicated to the American carrier-based Wildcat fighter, we will take a closer look at the service of the US Navy air force units armed with Grumman F4F-3 and F4F-3A in the Pacific during the initial phase of the war with Imperial Japan. On the fateful 7th of December 1941, two such squadrons were serving there, VF-3 stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) with F4F-3 aircraft and VF-6 deployed from the USS Enterprise (CV-6) and operating mainly F4F-3As. In January, the VF-42 squadron appeared in the Pacific, stationed on the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown (CV-5) and again armed with F4F-3 aircraft. At that time, the VF-2 squadron, originally operating with Brewster F2A-3 Buffalos from the carrier USS Lexington (CV-2), was also re-equipped with Grumman F4F-3As in Pearl Harbor. The men and machines of these units were involved in a number of combat actions. At first exclusively defensive, and from February 1942 increasingly offensive, in which the American carrier air force attacked the advanced bases of the Imperial Navy.

The publication is A4 format, full-color on high-quality coated paper, V2 binding, 52 pages, many photos, color side views.