Keywords: Martlet and F3F at Grumman 1940.jpg The Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation at Bethpage Long Island USA on 12 October 1940 The aircraft visible in the foreground is most probably a G-36A This was the export version of the F4F Wildcat for France After the defeat of France in June 1940 all contracts were taken over by Britain The planes were reequipped with British/US equipment and gun by Blackburn and renamed Martlet Mk I An F3F is visible to the left LOC-image gsc 5a05702 1940-10-12 Gottscho-Schleisner Inc photographer No known restrictions on publication frame removed PD-USGov Grumman F3F-2 Grumman Martlet |