This episode follows Leroy Grumman’s early breakthroughs and the step by step evolution that led to the F4F Wildcat, from prewar prototypes to combat reality in the Pacific. Outmatched on paper, the ...

Promoted to first lieutenant, DeBlanc suffered a temporary setback on Jan. 29, 1943, when his Wildcat suffered engine trouble ...

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Though Butch O’Hare did live to receive his Medal of Honor, he didn’t live to see the end of the war. If you’ve ever lived in or traveled to the city of Chicago, Illinois, then you’re undoubtedly ...

Whether you call it a Wildcat or a Martlet, it's the First in my Grumman "Cat" Series! In this one, join me in our exploration of the evolution from the Grumman FF-1 "Fifi" to the F4F "Wildcat"!

Japan began the Pacific War with two major technological advantages over the U.S. Navy: the much more reliable Long Lance torpedo, and the Mitsubishi A6M Zero carried-based fighter, a design that ...

What do you do with a military airplane that's too old even for the reserves? In the case of a World War II General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, you turn it into a playground attraction. Then, of course, you ...

Airline pilot Mark Watt flies Steve Craig's Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat at an airshow in 2005. Doug Fisher Steve Craig, a hospitality industry entrepreneur in Lawrence, Kansas, is one of those rare and ...