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No US aircraft other than the Wildcat fought throughout WWII, all the way from 1940 to VJ Day in 1945; the Wildcat was there when the US Navy and Marines entered the Pacific theatre and when the atomic bomb was dropped to put an end to hostilities. Apart from service in the North Atlantic, British Martlets saw combat in warmer climes too such as Malta, North Africa and alongside their American counterparts throughout the Pacific.

The Wildcat could well be considered the US Navy’s 'Spitifre', performing heroically against considerable odds in often difficult conditions in the defining battles of the Coral Sea and Midway and later in the dark days of the early Pacific islands campaigns at infamous locations such as Guadalcanal and Rabaul.

It is a testament to the success of this rugged little fighter that the design remained basically unchanged until the end of the war, and the last Wildcat to roll off the General Motors production lines in 1945.


Model features

* Fully detailed and animated F4F undercarriage
* Folding wings (F4F-4 and Martlet MkIV) with detailed mechanisms and correct wing stay rods when folded
* Fully detailed split flaps
* Opening dinghy storage area
* Accurate and detailed radial engines
* Operating tail hook and lockable tail wheel
* Realistic animated pilot in a choice of uniforms to suit the aircraft
* Retractable landing lights
* Animated cowl flaps in correct configurations for each type
* Authentic pre-war and wartime liveries
* Choice of aircraft with tanks or no tanks
* Fully compatible with Acceleration carrier operations


Virtual Cockpit features

* Highly detailed Virtual Cockpit
* Every switch, knob and lever is animated and most are fully functional
* Switchable and dimmable gunsight reticles
* Choice of British and US gunsights, compasses etc.
* Working checklist gauge
* Separate VCs for US and British types and different layouts for F4F-4 and F4F-3
* Fluid 3D gauges with accurate readings