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Originally Posted by justdags
I didn't know that wildcats were used in the Atlantic I thought that they were in the PTO only
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The USN had several aircraft carriers operating in the Atlantic. The Ranger made a raid on a German facilty in Norway in 1942. In November 1942 US Navy pilots flying Wildcats fought with French fighter over the Morrocan coast on the opneing day of operation Torch. The Ranger was involved in that. I cant recall if the Ranger supported the invasion of Sicilly.
The British accquired some F4F fighters and called them Martlets.