F6f Hellcat In Action - Aircraft No. 216
by Jim Sullivan /
2009 / English / PDF
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During World War II, the United States Navy needed a powerful
fighter to counter the Japanese Zero. In combat, Hellcats got more
than 5,000 confirmed kills with a 19-to-1 kill ratio. The
folding-wing aircraft were capable of operating from carriers or
land. Some were equipped with radar for night fighting. The
heavily-armed fighters could pack armament including six
wing-mounted .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm cannons, wing-mounted
rockets and a bomb rack. Later, remote-controlled versions of the
aircraft were used to test atomic bomb blasts and as flying bombs.
This book takes a detailed look at the F6F Hellcat with about 100
photographs, color profiles and detailed line drawings. 60 pages.
During World War II, the United States Navy needed a powerful
fighter to counter the Japanese Zero. In combat, Hellcats got more
than 5,000 confirmed kills with a 19-to-1 kill ratio. The
folding-wing aircraft were capable of operating from carriers or
land. Some were equipped with radar for night fighting. The
heavily-armed fighters could pack armament including six
wing-mounted .50 caliber machine guns, 20mm cannons, wing-mounted
rockets and a bomb rack. Later, remote-controlled versions of the
aircraft were used to test atomic bomb blasts and as flying bombs.
This book takes a detailed look at the F6F Hellcat with about 100
photographs, color profiles and detailed line drawings. 60 pages.