Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat, Bu.No. 79863, N79863. This particular aircraft was built as an F6F-5N night-fighter in Bethpage, New York and was delivered to the U.S. Navy on May 17, 1945.

F6F Hellcat: Where Are They Now? A grand total of 12,275 F6Fs were built between 1942 and 1945. The Uruguayan navy was the last military entity to retire the venerable warbird, doing so in 1960.

28-foot Grumman F6F Hellcat found 240 feet below ocean surface By Brian Hamacher and Willard Shepard • Published November 27, 2012 • Updated on November 27, 2012 at 7:19 pm BOOKMARKER ...

U.S. Navy Pilots David McCampbell and Roy Rushing made history in a heroic air battle over the Leyte Gulf On October 24, 1944, the Battle of Leyte Gulf had just begun when two Hellcat pilots U.S ...

Long before the Dodge Challenger Hellcat took the automotive world by storm, another Hellcat ruled the skies. In the later stages of WWII, the carrier-based Grumman F6F Hellcat was the Navy's ...

LINDEN — The Linden Airport wasn't just for commercial traffic. As seen in this World War II-era photo, it was also the jumping-off point for Grumman F6F Hellcat fighters on their way to the ...