1 - flaps

2 - drop the fuel tank

Role Carrier-based fighter aircraft
National origin United States
Manufacturer Grumman
First flight 26 June 1942
Introduction 1943
Retired 1960 Uruguayan Navy[2]
Primary users United States Navy
United States Marine Corps
Royal Navy
French Navy
Produced 1942–45
Number built 12,275

Maximum speed: 391 mph (629 km/h, 340 kn)
Stall speed: 84 mph (135 km/h, 73 kn)
Combat range: 945 mi (1,521 km, 821 nmi)
Ferry range: 1,530 mi (2,460 km, 1,330 nmi)
Service ceiling: 37,300 ft (11,400 m)
Rate of climb: 2,600 ft/min (13 m/s)
Time to altitude: 20,000 ft (6,096 m) in 7 minutes 42 seconds
Lift-to-drag: 12.2
Wing loading: 37.7 lb/sq ft (184 kg/m2)
Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.26 kW/kg)
Take-off run: 799 ft (244 m)