US PLANES FOR THE BRITISH FLEET AIR ARM. OCTOBER 1943, ROOSEVELT FIELD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. THE FLEET AIR ARM OF THE ROYAL NAVY IS USING THE LATEST TYPES OF PLANES BUILT IN THE US. SOME OF THE PLANES IN PROCESS OF TESTING, PACKING AND SHIPMENT FROM THE USA. - Official caption: A Grumman "Tarpon" packed for shipment to the Royal Navy. Aircraft subsequently identified as a Grumman 'Wildcat', originally called the 'Martlet'. The US Navy designated this aircraft the F4F-4B

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