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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft
military aircraft designation
naval fighter
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane
single-engine
single-seat
aircraftFamily Grumman Wildcat family
linked to: Grumman F4F Wildcat
aircraftGeneration early-war carrier fighter
aircraftRole fighter
aircraftType shipboard fighter
armament machine guns
basedOn Grumman F4F Wildcat
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
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 Aircraft Engineering Corporation
linked to: Grumman
namingAuthority British Admiralty
notableOperation Arctic convoys
Battle of the Atlantic
Malta convoys
Operation Torch
operatedFrom aircraft carriers
land bases
operator United Kingdom
originCountryOfDesign United States
powerplantType radial piston engine
primaryTheater Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
recoveryMethod arrestor hook landing
serviceBranch Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
linked to: Fleet Air Arm
serviceEntry 1940
successorDesignation Wildcat
usedBy Fleet Air Arm
Free French Naval Aviation
Royal Canadian Navy
Royal Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
userRole fighter-bomber
front-line fighter

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