Say hi to the birdies, and no you don't want their eggs!!!

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Douglas SBD-3 Dauntless..."Slow But Deadly"



Vought SB2U-3 Vindicator...the "vibrator"



Aichi D3A1 Type 99 Carrier Bomber..."Val"

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Douglas TBD-1 Devastator



Grumman TBF-1 Avenger



Nakajima B5N2 Type 97 Carrier Attack Bomber..."Kate"

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Brewster F2A-3 Buffalo



Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat



Mitsubishi A6M2 Type 0 carrier fighter..."Zero" or "Zeke"

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The above entries were the main line ups of the carrier air groups at the beginning to mid 1942 for both the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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I do love the FM-2 Wildcat (and the Martlet)

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Grumman XF5F-1...the "Skyocket"

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It is a shame that this machine did not make it past the prototype stage into production. This beast is fast, agile, and heavily armed for a fighter in 1941. Evan at cruise settings this thing moved at 300 mph, and could pull a top speed of around 390 mph. Though it had those good things going for it, well it just couldn't be made to wok on the carriers of the time. It was just a little to big, and it had a nasty tendency to get "prop strikes" on the deck when they came in. The Navy did try to solve these issues, but they continued throughout the carrier trials and test program of the prototypes. To bad!!! That said I love flying the sim of it...