Grumman F6F Hellcat

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The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a rugged American World War II carrier-based fighter aircraft renowned for its pivotal role in securing air superiority in the Pacific Theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based fighter aircraft ⓘ
single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ
achievedAirVictories over 5,000 enemy aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial all-metal ⓘ
armament 6 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedFor air superiority ⓘ
carrier operations ⓘ
designedToCounter Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
engineConfiguration single radial engine ⓘ
engineType Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp ⓘ
exportedTo United Kingdom ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1942-06-26 ⓘ
hardpoints underwing and centerline hardpoints for bombs and rockets ⓘ
height approximately 13 ft 1 in ⓘ
introducedIntoService 1943 ⓘ
launchMethod catapult-assisted takeoff from aircraft carriers ⓘ
length approximately 33 ft 7 in ⓘ
manufacturer Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation ⓘ
linked to: Grumman
maxSpeed approximately 380 mph ⓘ
approximately 611 km/h ⓘ
navalService United States Navy carrier air groups ⓘ
notableFeature excellent climb and dive performance ⓘ
good pilot protection ⓘ
rugged construction ⓘ
numberBuilt over 12,000 ⓘ
powerplantCount 1 ⓘ
primaryTheaterOfOperations Pacific Theater ⓘ
linked to: Pacific War
primaryUser Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Air Arm

United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
productionPeriod 1942–1945 ⓘ
range approximately 1,090 mi ⓘ
approximately 1,750 km ⓘ
recoveryMethod arrestor hook carrier landings ⓘ
retiredFromUSNService 1954 ⓘ
role fighter ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ
RoyalNavyDesignation Gannet ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 37,300 ft ⓘ
takeoffAndLanding tailwheel-type landing gear ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
variant F6F-3 ⓘ
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F6F-5 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat

F6F-5N night fighter ⓘ
F6F-5P photo-reconnaissance ⓘ
wingConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
wingspan approximately 42 ft 10 in ⓘ

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USS Enterprise (CV-6) → aircraftTypeOperated → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Mitsubishi A6M Zero → facedOpponents → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
subject linked to: Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters
Nakajima Ki-84 → opposedAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F4F Wildcat → successor → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat → variant → F6F-3 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman F6F Hellcat → variant → F6F-5 ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Edward O'Hare → aircraftFlown → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman → notableProduct → Grumman Hellcat fighter aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
HMS Indomitable → aircraftOperated → Grumman Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Kawanishi N1K → designedToCounter → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Gannet → basedOn → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Gannet → aircraftFamily → Grumman Hellcat family ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
U.S. Navy carrier air groups → typicalAircraft → F6F Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
United States wartime aircraft production program → notableProduct → F6F Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
F6F-5N night fighter → subtypeOf → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
F6F-5N night fighter → basedOn → F6F-5 Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
AN/M2 → usedByAircraft → F6F Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
VF-3 (Fighting Squadron 3) → aircraftOperated → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Operation Tungsten → usedAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F8F Bearcat → designedAsSuccessorTo → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Independence-class aircraft carrier → notableAircraftType → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Double Wasp → usedInAircraft → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat prototype → aircraftFamily → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ
Grumman F6F Hellcat prototype → successorModel → Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat ⓘ
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Grumman F6F Hellcat prototype → successorModel → Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
VFA-41 Black Aces → aircraftOperated → F6F Hellcat ⓘ
linked to: Grumman F6F Hellcat
Grumman Martlet → successor → Grumman Hellcat ⓘ
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USS Bunker Hill → aircraftTypeOperated → Grumman F6F Hellcat ⓘ