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| | Code: HM-HA1111
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Status: In Stock
Price: $30.99
 | | | Hobby Master 1:72 Air Power Series HA1111
Grumman F6F Hellcat Diecast Model
FAA 885 NAS, Colin Campbell, HMS Ruler, June 1945| 1:72 Scale | | Length | | Width |
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| Grumman F6F Hellcat | | 5.75" | | 7.25" |
Under the Lend-Lease Act the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm received 252 Hellcat I’s that were the equivalent of the F6F-3. The FAA's Hellcat's operated in the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific aboard both Assault Carriers and Fleet Carriers. Newly equipped with Hellcat I’s and II’s the 885 Squadron was assigned to HMS Ruler in December 1944. Their task was to join the British Pacific Fleet and provide fighter cover. In June 1945 the 885 disembarked at US Navy base on Ponam, Papua New Guinea. The aircraft were refitted to carry rockets but before they could use them VJ-Day took place and the 885 Squadron was disbanded in September 1945.
Developed by Grumman to combat the Japanese Zero, the carrier-based F6F Hellcat was first flown on June 26, 1942. The Hellcat was a far more potent force than its predecessor, the Wildcat. It had increased fuel capacity, a low-mounted wing, wide landing gear, strengthened cockpit armor plating, and increased ammunition capacity. The big Double Wasp engine was set three degrees off the center axis, giving the aircraft a tail-down attitude in flight. Pilots’ stories of “mostly holes where the airplane used to be” underscore the Hellcat’s ability absorb unbelievable punishment and still return to the ship.© Copyright 2003-2010 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Hobby Master offer the more price-sensitive collector a cheaper alternative to models from leading manufacturers like Corgi and Century Wings. Hobby Master "1:72 Air Power Series" diecast airplanes feature: - Diecast metal construction with some plastic components.
- Realistic panel lines, antennas, access panels and surface details.
- Pad printed markings and placards that won't fade or peel like decals.
- Opening canopies, revealing detailed cockpit interiors.
- Optional extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
© Copyright 2003-2010 The Flying Mule, Inc.
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