HobbyMaster Diecast Model

Grumman F6F-5N

VF(N)-41

US Navy, USS Independence

21 Sept 1944

Lt. William Henry

1/72 Scale - HA1105

Wingspan: 7"

About this Model 

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 5,163 aircraft in service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps, plus 52 with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Postwar, the Hellcat aircraft was rapidly phased out of frontline service, finally retiring in 1954 as a night-fighter in composite squadrons. 

Lt William E Henry, flew the F6F-5N, was one of the two aces in the VF (N)-41 who had achieved 9.5 kills. The F6F-5N was equipped with the AN/APS-6 radar designed for night missions but relatively few kills were achieved during the night. CVLG (N) - 41 was the first dedicated night air group in the US Navy which was deployed in the carrier Independence in August 1944.
 
Each model features:

• Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
• Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
• Interchangeable landing gear.
• Presention stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
• Authentic detachable ordnance.
• Opened canopies.
• Heavy metal with a minimum of plastic.