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It was introduced to the USAF in May 1958 as a fighter-bomber with a massive payload so Thunderchief was tasked with most of the strike missions during the Vietnam War

Chris is a regular contributor to aviation publications such as Aeroplane and Mortons Media

flown by aces such as Richard Bong

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Martlet - Sweat Shirt Space Shuttle It was introduced to theGrumman F4F Wildcat Martlet The Fleet Air Arm bought the Wildcat before it was used by the US Navy, was renamed as the Martlet and replaced the Fairey Fulmar. Christmas day 1940 a Martlet shot down a Junkers Ju88 over Scapa Flow which was the first combat victory by a US built fighter in British service in World War II. Eric M 'Winkle' Brown flew the Wildcat Martlet and commented that, "this Grumman fighter was one of the finest shipboard aeroplanes