The Grumman F6F Hellcat was a carrier-based fighter aircraft developed to replace the earlier F 4F Wildcat in United States Navy service. It was a completely new design powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800. The Hellcat was the first Navy fighter for which the design took into account lessons from combat with the Japanese Zero. The Hellcat proved to be the most successful aircraft in naval history, destroying 5,271 aircraft while in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps..
- Item No: 80340
- Item Name: F6F-3N Hellcat
- Bar Code: 6939319203403
- Scale 1:48
- Item Type: Static Aircraft
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Model Dimension
- Length: 213.33mm
- Wingspan: 272.08mm
- Total Plastic Parts: 121 pcs
- Total Sprues: 7 sprues and nose cowling
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Camouflage Scheme: F-6F3N #319 on the USS Solomons in November 1944
- Film Accessory: 1 pcs
- Released Date: 2010-01
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More Features:
- The kit consists of 115 parts in light grey plastic, 6 clear parts for canopy.
- Optional position flaps, simple engine detail, separated fixed
