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Hellcat Aces of World War 2

By Mark Styling , Barrett Tillman

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
1996
ISBN
9781855325968, 1-85532-596-9
Open Library ID
OL8992973M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
45 MB (47043884 bytes)
Series
Aircraft of the Aces 010
Pages
99\99
Topic
History
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Grumman's successor to the pugnacious Wildcat, the Hellcat embodied many of the lessons learnt by F4F pilots in the opening months of the Pacific war. Introduced to the fleet in January 1943, and blooded in combat against the Japanese by VF-5 seven months later, the F6F served as the principal US Navy fighter on board carrier decks until VJ-Day. Despite its lethality in the air when ranged against the best Japanese fighters, it still retained docile handling qualities around the carrier deck. Pilots flying the Hellcat claimed nearly 5000 kills in the Pacific, and over 350 pilots achieved ace status on the type.

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