PR99402-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale piece we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
The Aviation Archive by Corgi
PR99402 Grumman F6F Hellcat, USN, "Minsi III", CAG David McCampbell, USS Essex, October 1944
1:72 Scale, 5.75" long x 7.25" wingspan
Limited Edition #676 of 4760
Predators of the Skies - Legendary Predatory Pilots and Their Aircraft Series 1 "Ace Pilots"
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.