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Grumman F6F 5N Hellcat being prepared for take off 01

Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat being prepared for take off 01

  Grumman F6F Hellcat

Type: Fighter aircraft

Manufacturer: Grumman

Maiden flight: 26 June 1942

Introduced: 1943

Retired: 1954, USN

Primary users: United States Navy USN, United States Marine Corps USMC

Foreign users: Royal Navy RN, French Navy FN

Produced: 1942-1945

Total Number of F6F-3 and F6F-5 's built: 12,275

The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II

Chronology of the USN in WWII

  1939   1940   1941   1942   1943   1944   1945

 

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