F6F Hellcat

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English: The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter aircraft descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a familial resemblance to the Wildcat.
Deutsch: Die Grumman F6F Hellcat war ein amerikanisches Trägerjadgflugzeug des 2. Weltkriegs. Sie war das Nachfolgemodell der Grumman F4F Wildcat.
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Grumman F6F Hellcat 
1942 fighter aircraft family by Grumman
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  • aircraft model
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Country of origin
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  • carrier-capable fighter
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Manufacturer
First flight
  • 26 June 1942
Service entry
  • 1943
Service retirement
  • 1960
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Length
  • 10.24 m
Height
  • 3.99 m
Wingspan
  • 13.06 m
Total produced
  • 12,275
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Wikidata Q465903
GND ID: 4488979-3
Library of Congress authority ID: sh85060060
NL CR AUT ID: ph381268
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10666160
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007555539105171
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In flight[edit]

  • F6F in flight
    F6F in flight
  • Two F6F in flight
    Two F6F in flight
  • F6F-3
    F6F-3
  • 1943
    1943
  • Aircraft of Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5) in December 1943. In the center and to the left Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters are visible.
    Aircraft of Carrier Air Group Five (CVG-5) in December 1943. In the center and to the left Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighters are visible.
  • USS Hancock (CV-19) recovers a Grumman F6F "Hellcat" fighter, circa 1944.
    USS Hancock (CV-19) recovers a Grumman F6F "Hellcat" fighter, circa 1944.
  • An F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter lands aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) during the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" phase of the battle, 19 June 1944.
    An F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighter lands aboard USS Lexington (CV-16) during the "Marianas Turkey Shoot" phase of the battle, 19 June 1944.

On board[edit]

  • A Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter makes condensation rings as it awaits the take-off flag aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10), 20 November 1943.
    A Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter makes condensation rings as it awaits the take-off flag aboard USS Yorktown (CV-10), 20 November 1943.
  • USS Yorktown (CV-10). Ordnancemen working on bombs amid F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters parked on the carrier's hangar deck, circa October-December 1943.
    USS Yorktown (CV-10). Ordnancemen working on bombs amid F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters parked on the carrier's hangar deck, circa October-December 1943.
  • F6F on deck of USS Intrepid (CV-11) in the Philippine sea, November 1944
    F6F on deck of USS Intrepid (CV-11) in the Philippine sea, November 1944
  • Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters of fighter squadron VF-11, Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11) prepare to take off from the carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) to strike targets on Formosa, January 1945.
    Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters of fighter squadron VF-11, Carrier Air Group Eleven (CVG-11) prepare to take off from the carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) to strike targets on Formosa, January 1945.
  • Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters landing on USS Enterprise (CV-6) after strikes on the Japanese base at Truk, 17-18 February 1944.
    Grumman F6F-3 "Hellcat" fighters landing on USS Enterprise (CV-6) after strikes on the Japanese base at Truk, 17-18 February 1944.
  •  Crash landing of F6F on flight deck of USS ENTERPRISE while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambering up the side of the plane to assist pilot, Ens. Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit. November 1943.
     Crash landing of F6F on flight deck of USS ENTERPRISE while enroute to attack Makin Island. Lt. Walter Chewning, catapult officer, clambering up the side of the plane to assist pilot, Ens. Byron Johnson, from the flaming cockpit. November 1943.
  • F6Fs on flight deck of USS Saratoga CV-3
    F6Fs on flight deck of USS Saratoga CV-3
  • A plane parker signaling to the pilot of a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of fighter squadron VF-12, Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12), aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in November 1943
    A plane parker signaling to the pilot of a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat of fighter squadron VF-12, Carrier Air Group 12 (CVG-12), aboard the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3) in November 1943
  • Navy crewmen aboard the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) pushing a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter to the flight deck elevator in June 1944.
    Navy crewmen aboard the Independence-class light aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) pushing a Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter to the flight deck elevator in June 1944.
  • Hellcats warming up on deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25), January 1944.
    Hellcats warming up on deck of USS Cowpens (CVL-25), January 1944.
  • May 1944
    May 1944
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