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Hellcat : The F6F in World War II
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tillman, Barrett.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hellcat (Fighter planes).
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Pacific Ocean.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Local Subjects:
- Hellcat (Fighter planes).
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (280 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Hellcat
- Place of Publication:
- Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Largely responsible for crushing Japanese airpower wherever the American fast carrier force sailed, the Grumman F6F Hellcat was considered the most important Allied aircraft in the Pacific during 1943 and 1944. Designed for speed, range, and climb to compete with Japan's exceptional Mitsubishi A6M Zero, it succeeded not only in engaging the ""Zeke"" on equal terms but also in dictating the rules of combat. Fighters in every sense of the word, the Hellcats were credited with destroying more than five thousand Japanese aircraft, gaining outright air supremacy over the invasion beaches, and
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781612511894
- 1612511899
- OCLC:
- 817874327
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