Click to open image viewer. The Grumman F6F Hellcat was originally conceived as an advanced version of the U.S. Navy's then current front-line fighter, the F4F Wildcat (see NASM collection). The ...

On this day in aviation history, June 26, 1942-83 years ago-the Grumman F6F Hellcat took to the skies for the first time. Developed as a carrier-based, single-engine fighter for the U.S. Navy, the ...

In the first year of the Pacific War, the Mitsubishi A6M Zero seemed to many Allied pilots like an aircraft from a different era. It was light, long-ranged, and extraordinarily maneuverable. In the ...

The Grumman F6F Hellcat, developed from pilot feedback on the F4F Wildcat, became the most successful carrier-based Allied fighter of WWII due to its superior design, power, and durability. It ...

Spencer, Alex M. 1996. "Grumman F6F Hellcat." In Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum. 5th ed. Van der Linden, F. Robert, editor. Washington DC: Smithsonian ...