F6F-5_HELLCAT VF-19.zip 2024-05-04

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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat VF-19

Unit: VF-19 "Satan's Kittens" USS Lexington (CV-16) Oct. 25, 1944
Pilot: Ens. A. A. Brauer

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...

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