Yat Ming Diecast Model Air Signature WW II Series Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat Night Fighter Shark Mouth 1:48 Scale - 99038B Length: 8" Wingspan: 10.25" All models feature: - Die-cast construction
- ABS plastic accessories
- Clear plastic windows
- Display stand
- Retractable Landing gear
About this Aircraft The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter plane descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a familial resemblance to the Wildcat. Some tagged it as "Wildcat's big brother". The Hellcat and the Vought F4U Corsair were the primary United States Navy carrier fighters in the second half of World War II. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,171 aircraft in service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps (5,163 in the Pacific and 8 more during the invasion of Southern France), plus 52 with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Postwar, the Hellcat aircraft was rapidly phased out of front line service, finally retiring in 1954 as a night-fighter in composite squadrons. |
