During the early Pacific War two iconic fighters faced off in brutal aerial duels that defined the conflict. The rugged American Grumman F4F Wildcat and the agile Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero ...
Explore how the F4F Wildcat helped turn the tide against Japan’s feared Zero fighters in the early years of World War II. Outmatched in speed and maneuverability, U.S. Navy pilots adapted tactics and ...
"And then came the war": training for combat, 1943-1944 -- "Kids jerked right out of high school": Air Group 88 takes form, 1944 -- "Moved, always West, toward the ...