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Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is on of my first posts. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - Regarding the F4F Wildcat, what were it’s primary...

Hi everybody I'm new to this forum, and this is my first post. I hope somebody can help me with some questions I have. I'm not familiar at alle with the Wildcat, USN and USAAF in general, that's why I'm reaching out to you guys. - What kind of Radio equipment did the Grumman F4F Wildcat have...

Hello Sorry if this has been covered, I did search far and wide and couldn't find anything. Does anyone have any information on the dimensions of seats in USN/USMC aircraft? Specifically looking for F4U-1/1A, but it seems like they all (F4F, F6F) pretty much have the same seat. I'm asking...

Hello all, I'm new to this particular website, but I have been searching the internet intensely this last year for information about a relative's time serving in the USN during WW2. He flew PBYs and later on, PB4Y-1s with VB-104. Anyway, I have another distant relative, George E...

Was there a structural difference between Corsairs used by the USN and USMC? I dont think there would be.

Can anyone point me to a good web page, or book detailing how the IJN differed from the USN in how they ran their flight decks? I'm looking for info on takeoff/landing intervals. Did the IJN use LSO's or did they have lighting arrays to guide pilots in? I know from Shattered Sword that the IJN...

I just scanned this manual. PILOT'S HANDBOOK MODEL TBF-1 AIRPLANE MODEL TBM-1 AIRPLANE CONTRACT NO. LL-91367 CONTRACT NO. 98837 ENGINE NO. R-2600-8 OR R-2600-8A AVENGER 1 RELEASED BY' THE BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS NAVY DEPARTMENT It is about 114 pages, including two color line drawings at...

Just ran across some B W photos of F2As, TBDs, SB2Us and BT-1s in a wild scheme. It was called a McLellend Barclay experimental camouflage. Found the colors and a F2A drawing on this websight: US NAVY Any help with the others?