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AIRCRAFT’S FIRST FLIGHT ON THIS DATE IN 1942

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The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to
replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in the U.S. Navy. The Hellcat first saw action
against the Japanese on September 1, 1943.

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posted by Bob Karm in AIRCRAFT,DEBUT,HISTORY,MILITARY and have No Comments