Many Allied aircraft achieved greatness during WWII, but the Wildcat, usually outnumbered and almost always outclassed, ...

Four Grumman fighter aircraft (F4F-3 Wildcat, F6F Hellcat, F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat) will be featured at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. The aircraft will be displayed on Boeing Plaza and flown in 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 ...

Click to open image viewer. Leroy Grumman's F4F Wildcat was not the fastest or most advanced fighter aircraft of World War II, but during the dark months after Pearl Harbor, Wildcat pilots stood firm, ...

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 ...

When Japanese pilots first studied reports of the F6F Hellcat, many saw exactly what they expected to see. The new American fighter was large, heavy, broad-winged, and powered by a massive radial ...