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Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat VU 1 White UA15 BuNo 78942 with AD 5 of VU 1 from NAS Barbers Point HI 1959 01
Grumman F6F-5K Hellcat VU-1 UA15 radio controlled drone Oahu Hawaii Sept 17th 1959
F6F-5K, VU-1, Oahu, Hawaii, September 17, 1959. In the post-war era, several F6F-5s were converted to F6F-5K standard. These were radio-controlled, unpiloted drones. The aircraft remained in their original state, with the exception of the removal of all armament, and were equipped with long-range radio equipment allowing control from ground stations or other aircraft. For the purposes of quick identification, these were also often adorned with recognition markings. Some were also equipped with long range tanks at the wingtips. F6F-5Ks were used during theA-bomb tests over Bikini Atoll.
Několik strojů F6F-5 bylo v poválečných letech upraveno do podoby verze F6F-5K. Jednalo se o radiem řízené bezpilotní stroje. Letouny zůstaly v původním provedení, jen byly zbaveny výzbroje a vybaveny dálkovým ovládáním umožňujícím jejich řízení jak z pozemní, tak palubní základny nebo dalšího letounu. Pro snadnější sledování byly obvykle opatřeny výrazným markingem. Některé stroje byly vybaveny přídavnými nádržemi na koncích křídel. Letouny F6F-5K byly použity i během testů jaderných-bomb na atolu Bikini.
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Bibliography:
- Barrett Tillman, Hellcat: The F6F in World War II, Naval Institute Press, 1979
- David McCampbell article from National Aviation Hall of Fame website
- Edward Sims, Greatest Fighter Missions, Harper and Brothers, 1962 - This sequel includes U.S. Navy and Marine Corps pilots
- Barrett Tillman, Hellcat Aces of World War 2, Osprey
Magazine References: +
- Airfix Magazines (English) - http://www.airfix.com/
- Avions (French) - http://www.aerostories.org/~aerobiblio/rubrique10.html
- FlyPast (English) - http://www.flypast.com/
- Flugzeug Publikations GmbH (German) - http://vdmedien.com/flugzeug-publikations-gmbh-hersteller_verlag-vdm-heinz-nickel-33.html
- Flugzeug Classic (German) - http://www.flugzeugclassic.de/
- Klassiker (German) - http://shop.flugrevue.de/abo/klassiker-der-luftfahrt
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://boutique.editions-lariviere.fr/site/abonnement-le-fana-de-l-aviation-626-4-6.html
- Le Fana de L'Aviation (French) - http://www.pdfmagazines.org/tags/Le+Fana+De+L+Aviation/
- Osprey (English) - http://www.ospreypublishing.com/
- Revi Magazines (Czech) - http://www.revi.cz/
Web References: +
- History of RAF Organisation: http://www.rafweb.org
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F4U Corsair
- http://warbirdregistry.org/corsairregistry/corsairregistry.html
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/
- http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/ Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum New York NY
- http://www.airzoo.org/ Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum Kalamazoo MI
- http://www.lsfm.org/aircraft/hellcat.htm Lone Star Flight Museum Galveston TX
- http://www.nasm.si.edu/nasm/aero/aircraft/grumman_f6f.htmNational Air and Space Museum Washington DC
- http://www.naval-air.org/ National Museum of Naval Aviation AS Pensacola FL
- http://www.neam.org/ New England Air Museum Windsor Locks CT
- http://www.planesoffame.org Planes of Fame Air Museum Eden Prairie MN
- http://users.ids.net/~qam/qam/ Quonset Air Museum North Kingston RI
- http://www.aerospacemuseum.org/ San Diego Aerospace Museum North Kingston RI
- http://www.planesoffame.org/ The Air Museum Planes of Fame Chino CA
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