To add to what oldtanker said, the F4F was a vast improvement over the Brewster Buffalo, but still inferior. Several of our better fighters were designed prior to the war, but took time to get into production in numbers that mattered. The F4U was designed in 1928 and flew in 1940. The Lockheed lightning was designed in 1937 and flew in 1939. The Mustang was designed and first flew in 1940. The F6F Hellcat was designed in 1938 but did not fly until 1942. The United States began WW-2 with USS Lexington, USS Saratoga, USS Ranger, USS Yorktown, USS Enterprise, USS Wasp and USS Hornet. Of these, four were lost. The first Essex class carrier did not arrive until December 1942. The USS Hornet was the last carrier sunk, lost in the battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 26 October 1942. The United States built 24 Essex class Carriers. Japan began the war with ten aircraft carriers and converted three ships to carriers during the war. Several other carriers were in the process of being built but either not completed, or never manned. What our father's generation accomplished was simply amazing. Thanks to Ultradog, oldtanker and others for keeping History alive. Here is to hoping that some of the next generation are reading this and learning about our History.
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