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Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat - USN VF-38, Ruth-Less, Oscar Chenoweth, New Georgia Island, September 1943 

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Hobby Master 1:72 HA1118
Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat - USN VF-38, Ruth-Less, Oscar Chenoweth, New Georgia Island, September 1943
Scale:
1:72
Length:
5.75"
Width:
7.25"
Composition:
Diecast
SKU:
HM-HA1118
Period:
World War II


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Developed by Grumman to combat the Japanese Zero, the carrier-based F6F Hellcat was first flown on June 26, 1942. The Hellcat was a far more potent force than its predecessor, the Wildcat. It had increased fuel capacity, a low-mounted wing, wide landing gear, strengthened cockpit armor plating, and increased ammunition capacity. The big Double Wasp engine was set three degrees off the center axis, giving the aircraft a tail-down attitude in flight. Pilots' stories of "mostly holes where the airplane used to be" underscore the Hellcat's ability absorb unbelievable punishment and still return to the ship.

Hobby Master's 1:72 scale F6F Hellcat is constructed almost entirely from diecast metal, which gives it a nice, solid feel. It has crisp panel lines, a canopy that can be removed or displayed in the open position and a cockpit interior that features pad-printed dial and gauge instrumentation. There is also a removable center-mounted fuel tank and staged machine gun barrels with shell casing vents. Some variants have under-wing mounted rockets and bombs, night fighter versions feature radome mounted to the wing's leading edge and photo reconnaissance variants have a small camera port at the rear of the fuselage.

Info: Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat - USN VF-38, Ruth-Less, Oscar Chenoweth, New Georgia Island, September 1943


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