Grumman Martlet

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The Grumman Martlet was the Royal Navy’s name for the Grumman F4F Wildcat, a rugged American carrier-based fighter aircraft used extensively in World War II.

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Grumman Martlet canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft
naval fighter
single-engine monoplane
aircraftType carrier-capable fighter
airForceDesignation Martlet I NERFINISHED
Martlet II NERFINISHED
Martlet III NERFINISHED
Martlet IV NERFINISHED
alignment Allies of World War II NERFINISHED
alternateName Grumman F4F Wildcat NERFINISHED
armament fixed forward-firing machine guns
basedOn Grumman F4F Wildcat NERFINISHED
category Royal Navy aircraft
United States fighter aircraft
World War II fighter aircraft
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crew single-seat
designedFor air superiority over sea
carrier operations
introducedDuring early World War II
landingCapability arrestor hook equipped
manufacturer Grumman NERFINISHED
notableCharacteristic good carrier handling
ruggedness
notableTheater Arctic convoys NERFINISHED
Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
operatedFrom aircraft carriers
shore bases
originatingCompany Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation NERFINISHED
powerplant single radial engine
propulsion propeller-driven
role escort fighter
fighter
fleet defense fighter
interceptor
serviceBranch Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED
structure all-metal construction
successor Grumman Hellcat NERFINISHED
undercarriage retractable landing gear
undercarriageType taildragger
usedBy Allied forces
Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED
Royal Navy
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
userRole convoy protection
fighter escort
fleet air defense
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane

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aircraft carrier HMS Victorious aircraftOperated Grumman Martlet
subject surface form: HMS Victorious