The Grumman F4F Wildcat Is An American Carrier-based Fighter Aircraft. Editorial Photo

Flying Legends air show, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire. UK.14-15 July 2018. The Grumman F4F Wildcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft that began service with both the United States Navy and the British Royal Navy in 1940, where it was initially known by the latter as the Martlet.[2] First used in combat by the British in the North Atlantic, the Wildcat was the only effective fighter available to the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during the early part of World War II in 1941 and 1942;