Martlet
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Martlet was the British Royal Navy’s name for early versions of the American-built Grumman F4F Wildcat carrier-based fighter aircraft used during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Martlet canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based fighter aircraft
ⓘ
military aircraft designation ⓘ naval fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
low-wing monoplane
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ single-seat ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily |
Grumman F4F Wildcat
ⓘ
surface form:
Grumman Wildcat family
|
| aircraftGeneration | early-war carrier fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftRole | fighter ⓘ |
| aircraftType | shipboard fighter ⓘ |
| armament | machine guns ⓘ |
| basedOn | Grumman F4F Wildcat ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
convoy protection
ⓘ
fleet air defence ⓘ interception of enemy bombers ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| exportStatus | Lend-Lease aircraft ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| laterName | Wildcat ⓘ |
| launchMethod | catapult launch capable ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Grumman
ⓘ
surface form:
Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation
|
| namingAuthority |
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Admiralty
|
| notableOperation |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic convoys
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Operation Torch ⓘ |
| operatedFrom |
aircraft carriers
ⓘ
land bases ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| originCountryOfDesign |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| powerplantType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| recoveryMethod | arrestor hook landing ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Fleet Air Arm
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
|
| serviceEntry | 1940 ⓘ |
| successorDesignation | Wildcat ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
ⓘ
French Naval Aviation ⓘ
surface form:
Free French Naval Aviation
Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ |
| userRole |
fighter-bomber
ⓘ
front-line fighter ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.