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US Navy F6F Hellcat pilots remember their first experience with the formidable N1K1-J Shiden fighter

Till DaisdNov 22, 2023November 22, 20230

On November 6, 1944, US Navy F6F Hellcat pilots encountered a Japanese fighter they could not identify while conducting a fighter sweep over the airfields north of Manila The F6F…

The first time an Imperial Japanese fighter pilot encountered the F6F Hellcat was the last

Till DaisdMay 3, 2023May 4, 20230

More effective than the renowned Japanese A6M Zero, the F6F Hellcat downed 5,156 enemy aircraft in just two years, accounting for 75% of the Navy’s aerial wins throughout the war…

Until the F6F Hellcat pilot was shot down over Indochina, he and his puppy were inseparable

Till DaisdFeb 12, 2022August 6, 20240

Before “Rabbit” Moranville was shot down over Indochina in January 1945, he and “Gunner” were inseparable On January 12, 1945, VF-11 “Sundowners” F6F Hellcats attacked Tan Son Nhut airport in…