USN Fighting Squadron Five VF-5

Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat, from the US Navy's VF-5 coded White 27 and operated from USS Yorktown 1943. Battle of Midway

VF-5 Tour of Duty
From 19 to19 CV-5 Yorktown F4F
From 1941/12 CV-4 Ranger19xF4F (41/12)
From 1942/07/07 to1942/09/11 CV-3 Saratoga36xF4F-4 (42/07/07)
From 1942/09/11 to1942/10/12Henderson 25xF4F
From 1942/10/15 - attacking Japanese supply convoy off Guadalcanal
From 1943/08 to1944/04 CV-10 Yorktown IICVG-5 36xF6F-3 (43/11), 37xF6F-3 (44/01)

Skins Compatibility:IL2 Sturmovik Forgotten Battles (FB), Ace Expansion Pack (AEP), Pacific Fighters (PF), 1946

HT F6F-3 VF-5 27 USS Yorktown II 1943
HT F6F-3 VF-5 27 USS Yorktown II 1943 V0A-0B
HT F6F-3 VF-5 27 USS Yorktown II 1943-45
HT F6F-3 VF-5 27 USS Yorktown II 1943-45 V0A-0C

VF-5 USS Yorktown Skin Pack A June 1943 - September 1943. 34 Skins F6F-3 Hellcat's from USS Yorktown VF-5 CVG-5. This skin pack has the same four skins that where in the previous skin pack (F6F skin pack USN scheme 93879) numbers 30/31/32/33 except they have been reworked. There is four different weathering layers for these Hellcat's & I have also added numbers 00 through 29 bringing the total amount of skins in this pack to 34. This pack is encouraged to be used for Mission & Campaign building. VF-5 USS Yorktown Skin Pack A and B; Fixed color for pitot tube; Added various service markings; Fixed Intake shade; Fixed gun barrel color; Fixed color inside of landing gear; Dark sea blue is now a little darker; NEW Exhaust smoke; 3 Tone color lines have been soften; Added various panel shades; Fixed navigation lights
HT Hellcat
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CV-10 Yorktown II