1/48 F6F-5 Hellcat

Details: 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.ParamentItem No 80339Item Name F6F-5 HellcatBar Code 6939319203397Scale 1:48Item Type Static AircraftModel Dimension Length: 213.33mm Wingspan: 272.08mmTotal Plastic Parts 117pcsTotal Sprues 7 sprues and nose cowlingChromeplate Parts n/aCamouflage Scheme 1. Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat,'Minsi III',flown by CAG Commander David McCambell,USS Essex,October 1944. 2. F6F-5 of VF-9 seen here with four kills flyingResin Parts n/aMetal Parts n/aPhoto Etched Parts n/aFilm Accessory 1pcsReleased Date 2009-