In 1943, Japanese pilots dismissed a new American fighter as slow, heavy, and inferior. That aircraft was the F6F Hellcat, ...
Designed directly from combat pilot feedback, the Grumman F6F Hellcat combined brute power, rugged survivability, and carrier friendliness into a fighter built for one job. This deep dive follows its ...
Special features: Original WWII training film; interview with ace-fighter pilot Colonel Bruce Porter; photo album; interactive multiple camera angles; bonus DVD-ROM with complete WWII Pilot's ...
A WWII veteran is celebrating his 100th birthday this week! Clarence “Bill” Wenzel served in the Navy as a fighter pilot from 1944 to 1949. He flew a F6F Hellcat Fighter Plane, making 72 landings with ...