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| − | [[Image:F6F Hellcat.jpg|right]]The '''F6F Hellcat''' was the plane that turned the tide for [[America]] in [[World War II]]. It replaced the F4F Wildcat, and like its predecessor, had an air-cooled piston engine and six heavy machine guns. This [[Grumman]] fighter plane gave [[air supremacy]] to U.S. forces in the [[Pacific]], shooting down over 5100 enemy aircraft for the loss of only 270 Hellcats in aerial combat. More [[Japanese]] planes were shot down by this model than by any other plane. The top scoring ace in the Hellcat was [[David McCampbell]], who scored 34 aerial victories in the Pacific theater while serving on board the USS ''Essex''.<ref>Aces, by William Yenne, 2000</ref> | + | [[Image:F6F Hellcat.jpg|right]]The '''F6F Hellcat''' was the plane that turned the tide for [[America]] in [[World War II]]. It replaced the F4F Wildcat, and like its predecessor, had an air-cooled piston engine and six heavy machine guns. This [[Grumman]] fighter plane gave [[air supremacy]] to U.S. forces in the [[Pacific]], shooting down over 5100 enemy aircraft for the loss of only 270 Hellcats in aerial combat. More [[Japanese]] planes were shot down by this model than by any other plane. The top scoring ace in the Hellcat was [[David McCampbell]], who scored 34 aerial victories in the Pacific theater while serving on board the USS ''Essex''.<ref>''Aces'', by William Yenne, 2000</ref> |
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7XJGsbhCgc Dogfights of the Zero Killer] at YouTube | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7XJGsbhCgc Dogfights of the Zero Killer] at YouTube | ||
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDH_qFOZHE8 Nighttime Dogfight for the F6F] at YouTube | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDH_qFOZHE8 Nighttime Dogfight for the F6F] at YouTube | ||
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| + | *''Hellcat Aces of World War 2'', by Barrett Tillman, Osprey Publishing, 1996 | ||
[[category:aviation]] | [[category:aviation]] | ||
Revision as of 20:29, July 17, 2008
The F6F Hellcat was the plane that turned the tide for America in World War II. It replaced the F4F Wildcat, and like its predecessor, had an air-cooled piston engine and six heavy machine guns. This Grumman fighter plane gave air supremacy to U.S. forces in the Pacific, shooting down over 5100 enemy aircraft for the loss of only 270 Hellcats in aerial combat. More Japanese planes were shot down by this model than by any other plane. The top scoring ace in the Hellcat was David McCampbell, who scored 34 aerial victories in the Pacific theater while serving on board the USS Essex.[1]
References
- ↑ Aces, by William Yenne, 2000
Links
- F6F Hellcat
- Grumman F6F Hellcat at the Warbirds Resource Group
- Dogfights of the Zero Killer at YouTube
- Nighttime Dogfight for the F6F at YouTube
Further Reading
- Hellcat Aces of World War 2, by Barrett Tillman, Osprey Publishing, 1996