Grumman Wildcat F4F-4

The Grumman F4F Wildcat was the U.S. Navy's primary carrier-based fighter aircraft at the start of World War II.
Distinguished by its stocky appearance, the Wildcat was developed as part of a successful line of pre-war biplanes and entered service with the U.S. Navy a year before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
By the time of the decisive battles of Midway and Guadalcanal, the F4F-4 model had become the most numerous variant, and new tactics allowed American Navy and Marine pilots to gain the upper hand over the previously all-conquering Mitsubishi Zero.

Plastic model kit
 

• F4F-4 WILDCAT VF-41, United States Navy, USS Ranger Operation "Torch" Atlantic November 1942
• F4F-4 WILDCAT aircraft flown by First Lieutenant James E Swett, VMF-221 Marine Air Group 12, United States Marine Corps Henderson Field Guadalcanal

Scale 1:72

unbuilt / unpainted

Paint and glue not included