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| Code: HM-HA0304 Status: Sold out - Discontinued We regret this item is no longer available for sale. Please see the product description for links to similar items we still have available. | Hobby Master 1:32 Air Power Series HA0304 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat Diecast Model USMC VMF(N)-542, Bruce Porter, Yontan Airfied, Okinawa, May 1945 | |
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Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat | | 12.75" | | 16.25" |
In 1943 while flying with VMF-121 Major Bruce Porter shot down three Zeros. On May 22, 1945 Porter joined VMF(N)-542 on Okinawa as the new CO. His F6F-5N belonged to the former CO and wore a red heart and white "Millie Lou". Porter replaced this with a bottle of Schenley's whiskey and "Black Death" written in white above it on the lower right cowling. On June 15, 1945 Porter became an Ace when he downed a Kawasaki Ki-45 Nick and a G4M Betty bomber carrying a Baka Flying bomb. 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 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc. The Hobby Master "1:32 Air Power Series" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of military aircraft. Hobby Master "1:32 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.
- Authentic detachable ordnance loads complete with placards.
- Accurately detailed underside with concealed screwheads.
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