Martlet Trio: Desert Martlet
"The 30 Spartans"

The next Mark IIIs were the 30 ex-Greek Martlets that the FAA acquired when Greece fell. These originally kept their BuAer Nos. 3875 to 3904. More about these Martlet serials later. These were the first 30 F4F-3A Wildcats/Martlets built. They were powered with a Pratt and Whitney R-1830-90 Twin Wasp, which had a single stage two-speed supercharger. The cowl was a standard Pratt and Whitney cowl with the carb scoop at the top of the cowl but no intercooler scoops. The cowl had one cowl flap per side. The propeller was a Curtiss Electric three blade with cuffs and a stepped prop hub. The wings were fixed, with a straight pitot, 4 wing guns and 430 rounds per gun. Purchase as a Weekender kit from Eduard.