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F6F Hellcat: The Plane That Crushed Japan’s Air Power

It wasn’t built to impress—it was built to dominate. The F6F Hellcat racked up more kills than any other U.S. fighter in WWII ...
Marine Link

F6F Hellcat WWII-Era Aircraft Discovered off Coast of Florida

OceanGate Inc. discovers Grumman F6F Hellcat off the coast of Miami using manned submersible, 2D and 3D sonar technologies. OceanGate discovered a World War II-era Grumman F6F Hellcat plane off the ...
American Rifleman

ARTV Preview: 82nd Airborne in Market Garden WW2; Springfield Armory Hellcat; Simonov SKS Carbine

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** This week on on "American Rifleman ...
Couriermail

Incredible images offer first glimpse of sunken WWII-era aircraft carrier

AFTER 65 years the world has got its first glimpse at the remnants of a sunken WWII aircraft carrier off the coast of California. The historic ship, which served in World War II and was used in the ...
Dark Seas Official on MSN

The Mysterious Japanese WW2 Sailing Mountain

In early 1945, the skies roared as American aircraft set their sights on the very heart of the Japanese Navy at Kure: the ...
Post and Courier

World War II fighter pilot, 96, gets his name put on his Hellcat on the Yorktown

Ninety-six year-old World War II fighter pilot Bill Watkinson climbed up a ladder to perch on a wing of the Hellcat jet that sits on the deck of the Yorktown. Watkinson flew Hellcats on night missions ...
Navy Times

Ralph Hall, oldest-ever House member and World War II Hellcat pilot, dies at 95

In this March 8, 2004 photo, President George W. Bush, left, waves with Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, right, as they step off Air Force One upon Bush's arrival in Dallas. Former Rep. Hall, the oldest-ever ...