IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not ...
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The Event that Saved America's Super Carrier

Lieutenant Stanley ""Swede"" Vejtasa soared through the war-torn skies over the Santa Cruz Islands in his F4F Wildcat. It was mid-morning on October 26, 1942, and the 28-year-old sharpshooter was ...
In this episode, Kings and Generals explores how the F4F Wildcat changed the face of aerial combat in the Pacific Theater. Though slower and less agile than the Japanese Zero, the Wildcat’s rugged ...