This is one of the earliest Hellcat Mk 1's in the Royal Navy, operating with 800 Sqn FAA, HMS Emperor, and participated in the attacks on the Tirpitz in a 'fighter suppression' role. It accounted for three FW-190's in those strikes.
This is the ancient Otaki 1/48 Hellcat with some improvements...
My grandfather W.G.Batham (Guy) was a FAA pilot in 1943-45. He was in 885 Squadron where he was a spotter flying Seafire III’s on D-Day before he went to the Pacific on HMS Ruler and joined 1844 Squadron on HMS Indomitable flying Gumman Hellcats. Incredibly he never felt it necessary to tell any...
Here is a link to the YouTube video of the CAF SoCal Wing's Yak-3M and Grumman Hellcat flying to (or from) the Beale AFB airshow.
https://www.cafsocal.com/2018-beale-airshow-report/
and a nice screen capture:
GRUMMAN F6F-5 HELLCAT
Heller 1/72
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I had this very old Heller kit sitting in my stash for over 30 years. Due it's age it was not engraved panel lines, so I decided to use it as a practice for my first ever try to engrave panel lines in a kit. It was not perfect but I've learned a lot.
I...
Username: JKim
First name: John
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Eduard
Model Type: F6F-3 Hellcat - Profipack Edition
Aftermarket addons: Quickboost F6F-3N Conversion, Owl "Marine Night Fighters" Decal Sheet
I will be depicting a F6F-3N of the VMF(N)-534 based on Guam in...
Hello fellow enthusiasts.
I was reading on the net that the tomcatters VFA-31 at some point flew the Hellcat. back when it was named VF-3. Does anyone know what their marking were like?? Was it blue? did it have the famous cat on its side? I've been looking for pictures all over the internet...
I’ve noticed that the Grumman F6F Hellcat gets little respect in here from a lot of people and is generally not all that well thought of since this forum seems to like on top speed over other characteristics. I decided to re-check “Duels in the Sky” by Eric Brown, widely acclaimed as the most...
Got my 3rd vignette competed. Built the Hellcat a few years ago. 1/48 Hasegawa Hellcat and 1/48 Tamiya Fighter Pilot. Painted with Tamiya paints . Placard from the Eduard Hellcat Royal class.[list]
Cheers Brian
Base was painted overall Tamiya Black then airbrushed thin coats building up layers of Tamiya XF-18 Medium Blue. Placard from Eduard Hellcat duo kit. Figure from tamiya .
Cheers Brian
All these years I have overlooked a detail in a photo of an early Hellcat. My attention was always focused on the odd size of the national insignia, but recently I noticed that this a/c appears to have three drop tanks.
The normal 150 gal center line one is supplemented by a tank(tanks)on the...
Hi all,
I'm hoping for an ID of this fighter taken in Connecticut in 2013. I'm thinking either a Hellcat or Wildcat, but I could be totally off.
Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/connecticutpete/9565224943/
The Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat once flown by Commander Alexander Vraciu, left Duxford, UK, on February 6th, bound for a new owner in the USA, according to a snippet in the April issue of 'Fly Past' magazine.
This is the actual aircraft in which the US Navy ace scored nine of his nineteen victories...
96 years old, one of the great Hellcat aces.
What Might Have Been for a Famous Navy Ace - National Naval Aviation Museum
Marianas Turkey Shoot, "Ace In A Day"
I am trying to identify a Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat in Majuro Lagoon, Marshall Islands. The aircraft was stripped of it's engine, main instrument panel, left and right consoles, and all six .50 cal guns and dumped in the lagoon. Pacific Wrecks (Pacific Wrecks - F6F-3 Hellcat Bureau Number 25116)...
I am working on the CAD for an F6F-3 Hellcat and have more than a few questions to ask. I have been going over the drawings and found that the index that is included does not actually reference the rolls that are included with the Smithsonian set. I have a feeling they are for the NARA set...
Here is the link to the video that is a few minutes long :) Let me know your thoughts please! In the video are the following aircraft:
B-29 "FIFI"
Mitsubishi AM63 "Zero"
P-51 Mustang "Man-O-War"
Supermarine Mark XIV "Spitfire"
Grumman F6F "Hellcat"
Grumman F8F "Bearcat"
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