| F6F-5 Hellcat RAF 800 sqn | Model:37200 | The proportional model:1:72 | Browse the number:800 |
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The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft
developed to replace the earlier F4F
Wildcat in United States Navy service. It was a completely new design powered
by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. The Hellcat was the first Navy
fighter for which the design took into account lessons from combat with the
Japanese Zero. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval
history, destroying 5,271 aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S.
Marine Corps