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Long story short, the Corps wants a good fighter and Grumman wants to build it. Continental has an engine that's so hot it's cool. They come together and make a deal. BuAer authorizes 200, which enter service beginning Sept 1941. VMF 211 embarks for Wake Island in November 1941 with 12 Skyrockets.