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