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Excellent, did you know that the F4f was sold to the British RAF and designated the Martlett
 
The early versions of the US F4F-3 Grumman G-36 were bought by the Britishas the Martlet and three versions served in the Royal Navy between 1940 and 1943. When the United States supplied the type under lend-lease the name was changed to Wildcat, to match American nomenclature. The Martlet comprised the Mk I, Mk II and Mk III, all of which were out of service by 1946.
The Mk IV was equivalent to the F4F-4 with a single Twin Wasp R-1830-86 and fitted with six .50 calibre machine guns. 220 were supplied and it served with fourteen front-line squadrons and numerous second-line units.
 

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