On December 11, 1941, just days after Pearl Harbor, two Marine Corps F4F Wildcat pilots found themselves as the last line of defense against a massive Japanese assault on Wake Island. Facing ...

First U.S. Unit To Use F-35 In Combat Continues Legacy of Famous WWII Squadron. This past week I had the privilege of spending time with the men of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 (VMFA-211 ...

The F4F Wildcat, a carrier-based aircraft, saw service from the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri nearly four years later. NASM As Joe Foss ...

The Wildcat’s supercharged 1,200 horsepower R-1830 radial engine allowed it to attain speeds of 331 mph while armed with four jam-prone .50-caliber machine guns, or 320 mph on the heavier F4F-4 ...