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tater · 08-22-10, 12:42 AM

The F4F is not the corsair, that is the F4U.

BuAer named planes by type, number (serially) of said type from manufacturer name code.

F = fighter

4F = 4th procured from supplier code letter F (Grumman) = "Wildcat"

F-4th from supplier U (Vought) = "corsair"

F-6F (6th from Grumman = "Hellcat"

(there were F5F prototypes built for the USN, but they were not built in production---procured even included prototypes).

Anywa, the lowly F4F never had a negative K/D vs the zero.

08-22-10, 12:42 AM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	The F4F is not the corsair, that is the F4U. BuAer named planes by type, number (serially) of said type from manufacturer name code. F = fighter 4F = 4th procured from supplier code letter F (Grumman) = "Wildcat" F-4th from supplier U (Vought) = "corsair" F-6F (6th from Grumman = "Hellcat" (there were F5F prototypes built for the USN, but they were not built in production---procured even included prototypes). Anywa, the lowly F4F never had a negative K/D vs the zero.