Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, the FM-2 Wildcat essentially is an improved version of the famous Grumman F4F-4. Recognized by its taller fin than the F4F, the FM-2...

The Wildcat was America’s primary front-line, carrier-based fighter at the start of the war. Although the airplane was outmatched by its adversaries, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots developed superior tactics which soon allowed Wildcat squadrons to stifle the Japanese advance.

2023年8月28日 · The FM-2 and F4F Wildcats have been used extensively during WWII for its phenomenal performance and reliable design. The former was the final wartime version of the Wildcat and was produced by Eastern Aircraft after Grumman moved on from the F4F to produce the bigger and newer F6F Hellcat.

2020年8月2日 · Eastern made 4,127 FM-2s for the U.S. Navy and 340 for England as the Wildcat VI. With its beefier engine, the FM-2 was called by some at Eastern Aircraft “the Wilder Wildcat,” and its media debut at Linden had the FM-2 bursting …

The Wildcat was the front line Navy/Marine Corps fighter at the outset of World War II and despite inferior climb and turn performance compared to the Japanese Zero, it had superior armament and...

The FM-2 was the most numerous and best performing Wildcat with 1,350 horsepower, bigger vertical tail surfaces and more fuel capacity, earning the name the “Wilder Wildcat.”

The Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors continued to build Wildcats under license as the FM-1 and FM-2, which mostly operated from escort carriers, as Hellcats assumed the primary fighter role aboard fast fleet carriers.

General Motors/Eastern Aircraft produced 5,280 FM variants of the Wildcat during WWII. The FM-2 Wildcat was adequate for small escort carriers against submarine and shore threats in the second world war. These relatively modest ships carried only two types of aircraft. The Wildcat’s lower landing sp

The FM-2 Wildcat was the most numerous and best performing Wildcat with 1,350 horsepower, bigger vertical tail surfaces and more fuel capacity, earning the name the “Wilder Wildcat.”

Built by the Eastern Aircraft Division of General Motors, the FM-2 Wildcat essentially is an improved version of the famous Grumman F4F-4. Recognized by its taller fin than the F4F, the FM-2 was also modified to include an improved power plant, increased ammunition capacity by reducing its armament from six .50-inch machine guns to four, and ...