Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat MCVG 1 White 92 aboard CVE-106 USS Block Island II May 1945 01
Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat MCVG 1 White 92 aboard CVE-106 USS Block Island II May 1945 0A
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 IM White 92 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945 0A
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 IM White 92 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945 0B
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 IM White 92 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945 0C
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 Red FN29 aboard CVE-106 USS Block Island II 4th Feb 1945 01
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 White 24 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945 0A
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 White 88 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945 01
Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 White 24 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was damaged by two Kamikaze aircraft that hit water inches away from her hull onApril 11, 1945. She carried CAG(N)-90 on her deck at that time. VF(N)-90, equipped with nightfighter Hellcats, was a part of this carrier air group. F6F-5N Hellcat 'White 24' rested on the fligh deck at the time of the suicide attack and was damaged by flames. White arrow on the tail was carried by Big E aircraft from January 27, 1945 to July 27, 1945. VF(N)-90´s first combat occured on January 6, 1945. By May 14, 1945, when Big E was hit and badly damaged by Kamikazes yet again, the squadron downed 36 Japanese aircraft. After this date, Enterprise was forced to leave the combat zone and sail to the east for repairs.
Dne 11. dubna 1945 byla letadlové loď USS Enterprise (CV-6) zasažena výbuchy dvou japonských sebevražedných strojů. V té době nesla na palubě také noční leteckou skupinu CAG(N)-90. Její součástí byla i noční stíhací VF(N)-90. Hellcat "24" byl během útoku Kamikaze zasažen plameny. Bílá šipka na ocasní ploše a křídle identifikuje letadla vzlétající z paluby Enterprise. Používána byla v období od 27. ledna 1945 do 27. července 1945. První bojové střetnutí prodělali letci VF(N)-90 dne 6. ledna 1945. Z paluby Enterprise působila tato jednotka až do 14. května 1945, kdy byla Big E opět zasažena Kamikaze a rozsáhlá poškození ji donutila odplout k opravám. Během této doby sestřelila 36 letadel
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Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VMF(N)-511 IM White 92 CVE-106 USS Block Island April 1945
The first aircraft carrier to have a US Marine Corps nightfighter unit assigned to it was USS Block Island (CVE-106). VMF-511 embarked on Block Island in March, 1945, and was a mixed group of eight Corsairs, two photorecce F6F-5P Hellcats and eight F6F-5N Hellcat nightfighters. The squadron joined the battle for Okinawa on May 10, 1945 and was consequently sent to the eastern coast of Borneo to support landing operations at Balikpapan. The first and only success came on July 3, 1945 when 1stLt. Bruce Reuter shoot down an E13A "Jake" floatplane. The Hellcat nicknamed 'Butch' was one of eight VMF-511 nightfigher Hellcats aboard Block Island. The White block with Blue 'I' is a carrier indentification symbol, while the small Blue 'M' signifies the USMC.
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