F6F-5_HELLCAT VF-12.zip 2024-05-04

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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat VF-12

Unit: VF-12 USS Randolph (CV-15) February 1945
Pilot: Lt. Hamilton McWhorter III

The F6F-5 Hellcat was a further refinement of the successful F6F-3. It had a strengthened airframe, a closer cowl that eliminate the cheek bulges, added permanent rocket pylons under wings, a flat bullet proof front windscreen simplified the front canopy giving a better undistorted image through the gun sight especially at night, and the small rear windows were deleted with a rear...

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