Great article and thanks for giving credit to the much maligned Wildcat. The Hell Cat has always been recognized as the premier Naval fighter in WWII but it was the Wildcat and the men who flew her that faced down the IJN and changed the whole direction of the war in the Pacific.
My state recently enacted OC for CWP holders. I find myself in agreement with Bullwinkle on OC. I’ve yet to carry openly and the thought of being in a crowded situation with an open firearm is unsettling. You don’t know what the latest, senseless Tic-Toc craze may be.