5,156 victories (4797 by carrier-based F6F’s) vs 270 lost in air-to-air combat (19.1:1 kill ratio)
305 Aces
55 per cent of all aircraft destroyed by Navy/Marine aviators for all of WW2
When WW2 began, the US fighter force (land- and sea-based) was woefully inadequate. Slow in speed and maneuvering, out powered in the climb, often times out-gunned and [...]
Stumble it!
Stumble It!
