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BBI Elite Force 00806 F6F Hellcat Display Model USN VF-27, "White 17", USS Princeton, Marianas Turkey Shoot, October 1944 1:18 Scale     Length     Width Grumman F6F Hellcat     22.75"     28.75" The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a fighter plane descended from the earlier F4F Wildcat, but was a completely new design sharing only a familial resemblance to the Wildcat. Some tagged it as "Wildcat's big brother". The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,163 aircraft in service with the US Navy and US Marine Corps, plus 52 with the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Postwar, the Hellcat aircraft was rapidly phased out of frontline service, finally retiring in 1954 as a night-fighter in composite squadrons. BBI Elite Force The Blue Box International "Elite Force" range presents highly-detailed, ready-made plastic models of military aircraft. Blue Box International "Elite Force" display airplanes feature: Molded plastic construction. Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details. Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel llike decals. Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors. Selected moveable control surfaces. Functional extending/retracting landing gear. Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards. [See more BBI Elite Force products] Grumman F6F Hellcat Designed as a successor to the F-4F Wildcat, the F-6F was first flown on June 26th, 1942.[See more Grumman F6F Hellcat products]