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Lt. Alexander Vraciu with his F6F on the deck of USS Lexington (CV-16), July 1944
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The Fighting Lady. Real Combat Footage. Upscaled WW2 Documentary. The USS Yorktown CV-10
#youtube#aircraft#airplane#ww2#wwii#military#dronescapes#documentary#aircraft carrier#USS Yorktown#War in color#WWII in color#ww2 history#world war ii#world war 2#wwii history#USS Yorktown CV-10#f6f#hellcat#usn#us navy#navy#Color footage#aviation
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A unique two ship over the Arizona Desert
#Grumman#F6F#Hellcat#Mitsubishi#A6M#Zero#Zeke#Fighter aircraft#warbirds#Aviation photos#Airplanes#flying#plane
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Grumman F6F "Hellcat" night fighter flies past USS HORNET (CV-12) as its pilot drops a message, during strikes on Formosa.
Photographed on October 12, 1944.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: 80-G-284466
#Grumman F6F Hellcat#Grumman F6F#F6F Hellcat#Grumman#F6F#Hellcat#Fighter#Aircraft#USS HORNET (CV-16)#USS HORNET#Essex Class#Aircraft Carrier#Carrier#Warship#Ship#United States Navy#U.S. Navy#US Navy#USN#Navy#World War II#World War 2#WWII#WW2#WWII History#History#Military History#Pacific Ocean#October#1944
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#military#aircraft#air force#us air force#usaf#fighter plane#plane#second world war#world war ii#military aviation#aviation history#aviation#f6f#f6
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A US F6F Hellcat prepares for take off aboard the USS Yorktown - Pacific Ocean 1943
#world war two#1940s#worldwar2photos#history#ww2 history#ww2#wwii#world war 2#ww2history#wwii era#uss yorktown#f6f#hellcat#1943#usnavy#aircraft carrier#war in the pacific#pacific
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Chasseur Grumman F6F Hellcat aux couleurs japonaises retrouvé par un marine du Marine Aircraft Group 31 – Base aérienne navale de Yokosuka – Guerre du Pacifique – Japon – 8 septembre 1945
Photographe : Sergent C. R. McDade
©National Museum of the US Navy - 127-GW-1627-134955
Le Marine Air Group 31 a décollé d'Okinawa pour occuper la base aérienne de Yokosuka après la capitulation du Japon.
#WWII#guerre du pacifique#pacific war#occupation du japon#occupation of japan#united states marine corps#us marine corps#marine aircraft group 31#aviation militaire#military aviation#chasseur#avion de chasse#fighter#grumman f6f hellcat#f6f hellcat#hellcat#f6f#yokosuka#japon#japan#08/09/1945#09/1945#1945
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Crash and Dash F6F Hellcat
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F6F-3s of VF-40 at Turtle Bay field, Espiritu Santo, February 1944
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F6F Hellcats warming up on the deck of USS Lexington CV-16, en route near New Guinea, early April 1944
VIDEO ➤➤ https://youtu.be/15HLOfODKGo
#youtube#aircraft#airplane#aviation#ww2#wwii#dronescapes#military#documentary#aircraft carrier#ww2 pilot#ww2 aircraft#ww2 history#uss lexington#f6f#hellcat#F6F Hellcat#grumman#new guinea#pacific war#world war 2#world war two#world war ii#plane
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Houston Airshow Cats
Grumman F6F Hellcat leads a Grumman F7F Tigercat. Photographed at the 2019 Wings Over Houston Airshow
#Grumman#F6F#Hellcat#F7F#Tigercat#Vintage aircraft#Fighter#Fighter Bomber#Airshow#warbird#formation#flying#planes
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Butch O’Hare’s F6F-3 Hellcat, battered with over 200 bullet holes from battle….the man is a legend.
- Medal of Honor 🇺🇸
- Navy Cross ⚓️
- 2 Distinguished Flying Cross ✈️
- Purple Heart 💜
- 1st flying ace WW2 (Navy) 😎
@JasonRBurt via X
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Alex Vraciu across his career as a Hellcat pilot
#alex vraciu#f6f hellcat#fighter ace#fighter aircraft#grumman#ww2 aircraft#ww2 aviation#ww2 history#ww2 photo#us navy#naval aviator#naval aviation
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