by General Aviation News Staff | May 31, 2022 | #Aircraft, aviation museums, Aviation News, Commemorative Air Force, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots | 0 comments
The Grumman F6F Hellcat entered service in the Pacific Theater in early fall 1943, yet by early fall 1945, it was relegated to second-line duty. “But what an impact it had in those two short years, sweeping the skies of Japanese aircraft and racking up the highest kill ratio of any World War II fighter,” say officials with the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing.
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