Grumman F4F Wildcat paintings by Robert Taylor.
Grumman F4F Wildcat aviation
prints. Aviation art prints of the Grumman Wildcat
aircraft available from
Aviation Artist Robert Taylor. Published by the Military Gallery and
available form Cranston Fine Arts. Lookout for the special
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The
Grumman F4F Wildcat was the third monoplane to see carrier service with
the Navy. It was also the fighter aircraft which would carry the brunt
of the fighting in the Pacific until 1943 when the F6F Hellcat would
enter service. The Wildcat was flow by both USN and USMC aviators. The
Wildcat lacked the range and maneuverability of the Mitsubishi Zeros it
often faced, but the Wildcat was more heavily armed and able to take a
lot more punishment than the Mitsubishis. Most of the pilots which
obtained ace status while flying the F4F obtained most of their
victories against Japanese bombers and reconnaissance aircraft.
Zero Encounter by Robert Taylor.
A Japanese Zero condenses the air off its wing tips as its pilot hauls his fighter inside a Marine F4F Wildcats determined attack. The two adversaries cavort the air in a desperate duel high over the island of Guadalcanal. The sky is alive with fighting aircraft as F4Fs and Zeros are locked in deadly combat. Below, clearly visible throught the clear tropical air is the prize over which they do battle: A single tiny airstrip on a small hill, humid, almost uninhabitable island - A priceless possession providing the key to air supremacy in the South Pacific.
Item Code : AX0036
Zero Encounter by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
Marine Ace Captain Joe Foss leads a flight of eight F4F Wildcats of VMF121, based at Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, in a diversionary attack on the Imperial Japanese battlecruiser Hiei north of Savo Island, Friday November 13, 1942. In the distance TBF Avenger torpedo bombers of VMSB-131, having already attacked from the starboard side, head for base. That evening, after relentless air attack, the Hiei, disappeared beneath the sea- the first Japanese battleship sunk by American Forces in World War II
Item Code : DHM2436
Attack on the Hiei by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
