Grumman F6F Hellcat
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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 Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it was the United St
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcats in tricolor camouflage
Unpainted XF6F-1 prior to its first flight (1942)
F6F-3 aboard USS Yorktown has its "Sto-Wing" folding wings deployed for takeoff (circa 1943-44).
An early F6F-3 in blue-gray over light gull-gray (1943)
Vought F4U Corsair
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The Vought F4U Corsair is an American fighter aircraft that saw service primarily in World War II and the Korean War. Designed and initially manufactured by Chance Vought, the Corsair was soon in grea
Grumman F6F Hellcat
…was the United States Navy's dominant fighter in the second half of the Pacific War. In gaining that role, it prevailed over its faster competitor, the Vought F4U Corsair, which initially suffered from several carrier-operating issues, including poor forward visibility, landing bounce and stall characteristics. Powered…
A restored F4U-4 Corsair in Korean War-era U.S. Marine Corps markings
The XF4U-1 prototype in 1940/41, showing its more forward cockpit location
2,000 hp (1,500 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2800-8 in a Goodyear FG-1 Corsair
Landing gear on an F4U-4 Corsair.