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Hangar 9 F6F Hellcat 15cc: Easy to Build and Fly

While outmatched F4F Wildcats were holding the line in the Pacific theater, Grumman was hard at work on a replacement that could equal the abilities of the vaunted Japanese Zero. Taking only an astonishing 18 months from design to operational deployment, the answer was the F6F Hellcat. With armor plating in critical areas, the Hellcat was tough, easy to maintain, and—despite not having the top speed of the Corsair—more suitable to operate off aircraft carriers....

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