Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.

Equipped with Grumman F4F-4 Wildcats, VMF-221 shipped to the ... Swett led a patrol over Cape Esperance at 0900, but upon landing they were ordered by the Commander Air in the Solomons Rear ...

Compare that to the US Navy's primary fighter plane when the war broke, the Grumman F4F ... to make landing adjustments. A case in point is the Sea Fury was designed with a wider side-to-side distance ...

Surveillance and cellphone footage showed the plane making the final approach with the rear left landing gear not working correctly and in an “askew” position. Investigators discovered the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A small plane experienced a landing gear collapse while attempting to take off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, prompting a temporary runway closure ...