F6F-3/5 Hellcat

U.S. Navy Carrier Based Fighter

The Grumman F6 Hellcat is an American single-engine fighter aircraft of World War II with a semi-hulled airframe in a low-wing configuration. The F6 Hellcat was developed as a development of the successful F4F design. In designing it, the experience of 18 months of F4F operation in the Pacific and numerous feedback from pilots fighting in Wildcat aircraft were used. Structurally, the F6 Hellcat resembled its predecessor with one major change. A low-wing system was used, which allowed the landing gear to be retracted into the lower center wing instead of into the fuselage. This increased track width and stability in motion on the ground. In addition, cockpit truss was used and ammunition was increased.

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• Flown by Cmdr. D McCampbell CVG-15 USS Essex Oct. 1944 Leyte
• Flown by Lt. Cmdr. A Vraciu VF-6 USS Intrepid Reb. 1944
• Flown by Cmdr. D McCampbell CVG-15 USS Essex Sept 1944