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F6F Hellcat: The carrier fighter that broke everything in its path

The F6F Hellcat wasn’t just a fighter — it was a flying sledgehammer with wings. Built tough, flown harder, and dropped into ...
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With a 19:1 kill-to-loss ratio, this plane became a legend

It wasn’t flashy. It wasn’t elegant. But the F6F Hellcat didn’t need to be. This was the brawler of the Pacific—a carrier-launched brute that chewed through enemy fighters, shredded kamikaze raids, ...