The Grumman F6F Hellcat is an American carrier-based fighter aircraft of World War II. Designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat and to counter the...

Amusement Park Grumman F6F Hellcat, the primary United States Navy aircraft carrier fighter in the second half of World War II M18 Hellcat, a United States...

later applied to the faster F6F Hellcat. While the Wildcat had better range and maneuverability at low speed, the Hellcat could rely on superior power...

supercharged variant of the Hemi engine, called the Hellcat (named after the Grumman F6F Hellcat). It features the same 4.09 in (103.9 mm) bore as the...

all-time leading flying ace (called Ace of the Aces in the Navy) and top F6F Hellcat ace with 34 aerial victories. He was the third-highest American scoring...

Crommelin (KIA), E.J. Pawka, USNR), 97 aircraft VF-12: 33 F6F Hellcat fighters VBF-12: 24 F6F Hellcat fighters VB-12: 15 SB2C Helldiver dive bombers VT-12:...

which were then limited to the obsolescent F4F Wildcat, as the Grumman F6F Hellcat was too large and heavy. A small, lightweight aircraft would make this...

being eclipsed as the dominant carrier-based fighter by the Grumman F6F Hellcat, powered by the same Double Wasp engine first flown on the Corsair's...

Ford)   4 F6F-xN Hellcat night fighters (Lt. R.L. Reiserer) Yorktown (Capt. Ralph E. Jennings) Air Group 1 (Cmdr. J.M. Peters) 41 F6F Hellcat fighters...

encounter with a group of Japanese torpedo bombers, O'Hare's Grumman F6F Hellcat was shot down; his aircraft was never found. In 1945, the U.S. Navy destroyer...