Scale: 1/48th

• This high quality replica is crafted from mahogany
• Comes with a wood base
• Measures 12.25" L x 15" Wingspan

About the F6F-5 Hellcat:

• The date was September 1, 1943 when the Hellcat first saw action against the Japanese when fighters off the USS Independence (CVL-22) shot down a snooping seaplane
• After which on the 23rd of November, Hellcats engaged Japanese aircraft over Tarawa, shooting down a claimed 30 Mitsubishi Zeros for the loss of one F6F
• On November 11, 1943, Hellcats were engaged in day-long fights with many Japanese aircraft including A6M Zeros, claiming more than 100 victories while losing few F6Fs over Rabaul, New Britain
• The "Thach Weave" had developed into a formation tactic by that time
• Each time an enemy fighter made a run at a section of US fighters, the pursued Hellcats would break towards the opposing formation that would cross over and force the Japanese to break off or expose themselves to the Hellcat's weapons
• The "wingman" tactics started which are still used to this day, allowing less maneuverable US aircraft such as the Hellcat to deal with much more nimble Japanese opponents
• Hellcats were involved in practically all engagements with Japanese air power from that point onward
• The Navy and Marine F6Fs flew 66,530 combat sorties (45% of all fighter sorties of the war, 62,386 sorties were flown from aircraft carriers) and destroyed 5,163 enemy aircraft (56% of all Naval/Marine air victories of the war) at a cost of 270 Hellcats (an overall kill-to-loss ratio of 19:1)
• The aircraft performed well against the best Japanese opponents
       - 13:1 Kill Ratio against Mitsubishi A6M
       - 9.5:1 Kill Ratio against the Nakajima Ki-84
       - 28:0 Kill Ratio against the Kawanishi N1K-J
       - 3.7:1 Kill Ratio against Mitsubishi J2M
• During the last year of the war. In the ground attack role, Hellcats dropped 6,503 tons of bombs.

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Warranty: 90 Day Woot Limited Warranty